ESTAR and SER SER VS. ESTAR You already know the verb SER. It means to be.

Presentación del tema: "ESTAR and SER SER VS. ESTAR You already know the verb SER. It means to be."— Transcripción de la presentación:

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2 ESTAR and SER

3 SER VS. ESTAR You already know the verb SER. It means to be

4 TO BE (In English) Iam Youare He Sheis It Weare Theyare

5 SER Yosoy Túeres Ud. Éles Ella Nosotros somos Vosotros sois Uds. Ellos son Ellas

6 SER VS. ESTAR There is another verb in Spanish that means to be. It is the verb ESTAR.

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

8 ESTAR Yoestoy Túestás Ud. Élestá Ella Nosotros estamos Vosotros estáis Uds. Ellos están Ellas

9 SER VS. ESTAR There are certain occasions in which you will use either SER or ESTAR.

10 ESTAR Used for telling LOCATION. For example:

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

12 ESTAR Used to tell CONDITION. For example:

13 CONDITION and FEELING Adjectives Triste-sad Nervioso-nervous Contento-happy Alegre-happy Ocupado-busy Enfermo-sick Enojado-mad Mal-bad Bien-well

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

15 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.

16 SER Used to tell NATIONALITY. For example: Yo soy americana. Él es puertorriqueño.

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

18 SER Used to connect a noun or pronoun to another noun or pronoun. Eduardo es un hombre. Coquí y Sultán son gatos.

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