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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 |