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Spanish Quiz 3
Uses and Conjugation of ser and estar
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ser and Estar are used to... | Identify and describe people |
| Ser describes... | Permanent qualities, like nationality, physical traits, and personalities; it can identify people, things, possession, origin, and time |
| Estar describes... | Temporary qualities, like emotions, locations, and weather |
| Conjugation is... | the change that takes place in a verb to express tense, mood, person and so on. |
| soy | am (goes with "yo" to make "I am.) yo soy = I am |
| eres | are (goes with "tú" to make "you are.") informal |
| usted es | you are (formal) |
| él, ella, es | he, she is |
| The forms of ser are... | soy, eres, (ud) es, el, ella, es |
| To make a sentence negative, you.. | place "no" before the appropriate form of ser; say "no" twice if responding negatively to a question |
| To ask about the location of a person or an object, use... | dondé + está; example: ¿dondé está la profesora? (where is the professor?) |
| él is... | "he" (only if it has an accent mark.) |
| The forms of estar are... | estoy, estás, está |
| Subject pronouns | yo - I (goes with soy) tú- you (informal) (goes with eres) usted = you (ud is abbreviation) formal el, ella |
| es... | he is/she is/it is/you are (very formal) means "is" |
| "yo" is not used often with soy because it is implied | correct |
| es must have a subject pronoun with it | correct |
| Subject pronouns that can be used with "es" are... | el, ella, usted |
| estoy, estas, and esta are... | present indicative (they describe things happening right now; in the present.) |
| Estar verbs have the same translation as ser verbs but not the same usage | correct |
| Estoy | "I am" (can go with "yo" or I) describes location and feelings or conditions |
| Estás | "You are" (informal) can go with tú; how someone you are addressing is feeling |
| Está | he is / she is / you are (can go with el, ella, usted, "it") "is" Iocation, etc (it is implied and not used.) pronouns are implied if aforementioned (such as following a "donde estas" question |
| Ser verbs may use cognates to describe others | true |
| What is a cognate? | Words from two languages that have the same origin and are similar in form and meaning; examples are arrogante, importante, optimista, popular |
| Estar will be used instead of ser when describing... | position, locations, actions, conditions, emotions (temporary states.) |
| Están is used... | form of "are" that refers to a group of/multiple people |
| Example of estar in use | La computadora está sobre la mesa (the computer is *on* the table.) |
| al labo de | next to |
| debajo de | under |
| delante de | in front of |
| detrás de | behind |
| encima de | on, on top of |
| enfrente de | in front of, facing |
| entre | between |
| sobre | on, on top of |
| pronouns are implied if aforementioned (such as following a "donde estas" question (this is used with esta, or "is.") | true |
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