Ser vs. Estar. Ser is used with… D escription O ccupation O rigin D ate/time I dentity Soy = I am Somos = We are Eres = You are Sois = You all are Es.

Presentación del tema: "Ser vs. Estar. Ser is used with… D escription O ccupation O rigin D ate/time I dentity Soy = I am Somos = We are Eres = You are Sois = You all are Es."— Transcripción de la presentación:

1 Ser vs. Estar

2 Ser is used with… D escription O ccupation O rigin D ate/time I dentity Soy = I am Somos = We are Eres = You are Sois = You all are Es = He/she/ud. is Son = They are

3 Estar is used with… P ositions L ocation A djectives (describing personality) C ondition E motion Estoy = I am Estamos = We are Estás = You are Estáis = You are all Está = He/she/ud. is Están = They are

4 Meat, Potatoes, Gravy Context: What or who is the sentence about? What is being described or stated? Conjugation: Who or what are we conjugating for? Is it singular or plural? ¿SER o ESTAR? Conclusion: the correct conjugated verb to complete the sentence.

5 Label the parts of the sentence: Mi madre está lista. Meat: Mom Potatoes: lista Gravy: está Mis amigos son graciosos. Meat: My friends Potatoes: graciosos Gravy: son

6 ¿Ser o Estar? Context: What is the sentence describing? Are they talking about a person? Place? Thing? Conjugate: Is the form singular? Plural? Ser or Estar? Los estudiantes _______ de Kalamazoo. Conclusion: Los estudiantes son de Kalamazoo. Why didnt we use estar?

7 ¿Ser o Estar? Context: What is the sentence describing? Are they talking about a person? Place? Thing? Conjugate: Is the form singular? Plural? Ser or Estar? Mis zapatos _______ sucios. Conclusion: Mis zapatos están sucios. Why didnt we use ser?

8 Practica 1. Ustedes _________ de Honduras. 2. Nosotros ___________ tristes. 3. Mi hermana ________ en la piscina. 4. Mis tias ____________ en la cocina. 5. Mis primos ________ altos. 1. Ustedes son de Honduras. 2. Nosotros estamos tristes. 3. Mi hermana está en la piscina. 4. Mis tías están en la cocina. 5. Mis primos son altos.

9 Más ejemplos… I am in the kitchen. My aunt is tired. You all (in Spain) are short. My sister and I are smart. The girls are hardworking. Estoy en la cocina. Mi tía está cansada. Sois bajos. Mi hermana y yo somos inteligentes. Son trabajadoras.