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• SER vs. ESTAR

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SER VS. ESTAR

• You already know the verb ESTAR. It means to be

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SER VS. ESTAR

• There is another verb in Spanish that means to
  be. It is the verb SER.

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SER VS. ESTAR

• SER is an irregular verb, just like ESTAR, so you
  must memorize all its forms.

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SER VS. ESTAR

• There are certain occasions in which you will use
  either SER or ESTAR.
• Make 2 columns in your spiral to note the
  differences.
• Lets review ESTAR first!

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ESTAR

• Used for telling LOCATION.
• For example

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ESTAR

• El libro está en la mesa.
• The book is on the table.
• Yo estoy en Guatemala.
• I am in Guatemala.

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ESTAR

• Used to tell CONDITION.
• For example

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ESTAR

• Eduardo está ocupado.
• Eduardo is busy.
• Ana y Luisa están enfermas.
• Ana and Luisa are sick.

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TO BE (In English)

• I am
• You are
• He
• She is
• It

• We are
• They are

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ESTAR

• Yo estoy
• Tú estás
• Ud.
• Él está
• Ella

• Nosotros estamos
• Uds.
• Ellos están
• Ellas

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Ok, now lets see what the verb SER looks
like. Remember, all its forms are totally
irregular and they follow NO pattern. You must
memorize them!
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SER

• Yo soy
• Tú eres
• Ud.
• Él es
• Ella

• Nosotros somos
• Uds.
• Ellos son
• Ellas

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SER

• Used to tell TIME and DATE.
• Son las dos y media.
• It is two thirty.
• Es el veinte de noviembre.
• It is the twentieth of November.

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SER

• Used to tell NATIONALITY.
• For example
• Yo soy americana.
• Él es puertorriqueño.

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SER

• Used to tell WHERE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING IS FROM.
• Tú eres de Nicaragua.
• Ellas son de Costa Rica.

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SER

• Used to describe CHARACTERISTICS.
• Rebeca es alta.
• Enrique y yo somos guapos.

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SER

• You CANNOT use un or una with SER when
  describing someones profession.
• Yo soy profesora.
• Tú eres estudiante.