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Use ser or estar

When to use ser and when to use estar

Type usedSer or Estar
hour, day, date -DOCTOR TIME ser
place of origin DOCTOR - ORIGIN ser
occupationDOCTOR ser
physical description -DOCTOR ser
personality traits - CHARACTERISTIC ser
relationship of one person to another DOCTOR ser
posession/relation DOCTOR - RELATION ser
Yo _________ de Argentina (origin) soy - ser
_______________ las tres de la tarde (time) son - ser
Nosotros _______________ alumnos (occupation) somos -ser
D O C T O R ser
P L A C E estar
position - next to? below? far away? ser
geographic or physical location ser
action - what is going on right now "estoy escribiendo' I am writing right now estar
state or condition estar
emotions - como estas? bien? enfermo? mal? estresado? estar
notice that the words for PLACE all end in -TION estar
to tell where something is located right now estar
Yo __________ en clase ahora estoy
Donde __________ Sra K? __________ enferma? Que lastima esta
yo soy I am - ser
eres you are (singular person) ser
el/ella es he/she is - ser
nosotros somos we are - ser
vosotros sois (used in Spain and Argentina) you all all (plural) - ser
ellos/ustedes son they/all of you - ser
yo estoy I am - estar
tu estas you are (singular) estar
esta he/she is - estar
estamos we are - estar
estan they are - estar
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