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Ser vs Estar
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Yo _______ inteligente. | (ser) soy |
| Tú _______ alto y moreno. | (ser) eres |
| Ella _______ la profesora de matemáticas. | (ser) es |
| Él _______ gracioso. | (ser) es |
| Usted _______ atlético. | (ser) es |
| Nosotros _______ primos. | (ser) somos |
| Yo _______ simpático. | (ser) soy |
| Ustedes _______ (ser) altos. | (ser) son |
| Ellos _______ de Mexico. | (ser) son |
| Yo _______ cansada (tired). | (estar) estoy |
| Tú _______ triste. | (estar) estás |
| Él _______ enfermo hoy. | (estar) está |
| Nosotros _______ en la escuela. | (estar) estamos |
| él _______ en un restaurante. | (estar) está |
| Ustedes _______ de Paris. | (estar) están |
| Dónde _________ el baño? | (estar)está |
| La sopa _______ fría (cold). | (estar) está |
| When you indicate LOCATION, do you use ser or estar? - | estar |
| When you describe someone's physical or emotional condition, do you use ser or estar? - | estar |
| When you indicate someone's origin or nationality, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| When you describe personality traits and physical characteristics, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| When you indicate someone's profession/occupation, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| When your give the time and date, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| When you describe your or someone else's EMOTIONS, do you use ser or estar? | estar |
| To define someone or something, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| To say what someone or something is like, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| To say where someone is from, also nationality, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| To give the date or the time, do you use ser or estar? - | ser |
| To talk about states or feelings, do you use ser or estar? - | estar |
| To say WHERE something or someone is, do you use ser or estar? - | estar |
| To say what is going on right now like running, jumping, swimming, do you use ser or estar? - | estar |
| To say HOW something or someone is POSITIONED, do you use ser or estar? | estar |
| If I see the word "de" and a location, will I use ser or estar? | ser |
| If I see the word "en" and a location, will I use ser or estar? | estar |
| If I see -ando or -iendo (the spanish -ing), will I use ser or estar before it? | estar |
| If I see a career/occupation (estudiante, arquitecto, profesor(a)), will I use ser or estar before it? | ser |
| If I see a personality trait, will I use ser or estar before it? | ser |
| If I see a number, season, month, or time of day will I use ser or estar before it? | ser |