Notes on Ser vs. Estar

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por Señora Chinchilla

SER

C-characteristic/description

H-hour(time)

O-origin,

occupation

R-religion,race

N-nationality

Ser is used:(Unchanging conditions)

•to express a characteristic, adescription, or an identification.

•to express a profession, occupation, ornationality.

•to express dates and times.

•with de to express origin, possession, ormaterial.

estoy

estás

está

estamos

estáis

están

ealth

motion

ocation

rogressive(“-ing”)

ESTAR

Estar is used:(temporary conditions)

•to tell where the subject is or how thesubject feels.

•to express location and feelings thatmay change from moment to moment.

•to form the progressive tenses with thepresent participle. (gerund = “ing”)

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

1. María ___________ alta, rubia, ysimpática.

Reason: Description

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

2. José no va a la escuela. Él _________enfermo hoy.

está

Reason: Health

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

3. ¿Tú ________ de San Juan, PuertoRico, no?

eres

Reason: Origin

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

4. Nosotros __________ en la clase deespañol ahora.

estamos

Reason: Location

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

5. Ella ________ llamando (calling) sumadre por teléfono.

está

Reason: Present Progressive

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

6. Brad Pitt _________ un actor famoso.

Reason: Occupation

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

7. ¿Por qué Ustedes __________ tristeshoy?

están

Reason: Emotion

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

8. ¿Dónde _________ el cine? En la calleMain.

está

Reason: Location

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

9. ¿Qué hora ________?

Reason: Time

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

10. Marcos _______ un trabajador y muyinteligente.

Reason: Description

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

11. _____ las tres y media de la tarde.

Son

Reason: Time

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Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correctform of SER or ESTAR and give reasons.

12. Nosotros _________ cansados ydeprimidos hoy.

estamos

Reason: Emotion

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