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14 - Ser & Estar
Deciding whether to use Ser or Estar
Question | Answer |
---|---|
Essential quality | Ser |
A condition or state that changes | Estar |
Material something is made of | Ser |
Place of origin | Ser |
Answers "how" | Estar |
Date, days, hours | Ser |
Nationality | Ser |
Occupation | Ser |
Political affiliation | Ser |
Religious affiliation | Ser |
Answers "what" | Ser |
Used with progressive tenses | Estar |
Where an event is taking place | Ser |
Impersonal expressions (it's important...it's necessary...) | Ser |
Relationship of one person to another | Ser |
Express possession | Ser |
Geographic or physical locations | Estar |
Idiomatic expressions (to be standing...to be in agreement) | Estar |
(blank) | estar |
time | ser |
identification | ser |