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Ser/Estar Sp
Uses of Ser and Estar
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Origin and Nationality | ser |
| Ella es de España. (She is from Spain.) | ser |
| Ella es española. (She is Spanish.) | ser |
| The Four P’s: Personality, Physical Attributes, Profession, and Possession | ser |
| Él es divertido. (He is fun.) | ser |
| Susana es baja. (Susana is short.) | ser |
| Mi padre es un médico. (My father is a doctor.) | ser |
| Su casa está en la avenida Juárez. (Her house is on Juarez Avenue.) | estar |
| El cine está cerca del centro. (The cinema is near the center of town.) | estar |
| El carro azul es mío. (The blue car is mine.) | ser |
| Date and Time | ser |
| Hoy es el seis de enero. (Today is January 6th [the 6th of January].) | ser |
| Los niños están de pie. (The children are standing.) | estar |
| La audiencia está sentada. (The audience is seated.) | estar |
| Son las nueve de la noche. (It is 9 p.m.) | ser |
| Relationships | ser |
| Mi madre está emocionada. (My mother is excited.) | estar |
| Los estudiantes están aburridos. (The students are bored.) | estar |
| Ellos son mis padres. (They are my parents.) | ser |
| Mood and Physical Condition | estar |
| El profesor está enojado. (The teacher is angry.) | estar |
| Rafael es mi mejor amigo. (Rafael is my best friend.) | ser |
| Deciding when to use | estar |
| Location | estar |
| La señorita Martínez está enferma. (Miss Martinez is sick.) | estar |
| Result of an Action | estar |
| Origin and Nationality | ser |
| Ella es de España. (She is from Spain.) | ser |
| Ella es española. (She is Spanish.) | ser |
| The Four P’s: Personality, Physical Attributes, Profession, and Possession | ser |
| Él es divertido. (He is fun.) | ser |
| Susana es baja. (Susana is short.) | ser |
| Mi padre es un médico. (My father is a doctor.) | ser |
| El carro azul es mío. (The blue car is mine.) | ser |
| Date and Time | ser |
| Hoy es el seis de enero. (Today is January 6th [the 6th of January].) | ser |
| Son las nueve de la noche. (It is 9 p.m.) | ser |
| Relationships | ser |
| Ellos son mis padres. (They are my parents.) | ser |
| Rafael es mi mejor amigo. (Rafael is my best friend.) | ser |
| Alberto (is ) doctor. | es |
| María (is ) una buena persona. | es |
| Ramón (is) colombiano. | es |
| Diego (is ) de Perú. | es |
| Este tapete (is ) de México. | es |
| ____ is used to express possession | Ser |
| Esa bicicleta (is) de Gustavo. | es |
| Las llaves (are) de Julio. | son |
| (It's )las dos. | Son |
| (It's) la una y media. | Es |
| _____ is used to talk about dates | Ser |
| Hoy (is) el cuarto de junio. | es |
| (It's) jueves. | Es |
| _____ is used to signify the location of an object | Estar |
| La escuela (is) al lado del correo. | esta |
| _____ is used to express the present progressive | Estar |
| (I am) escribiendo. | Estoy |
| Juan (is) escuchando. | está |
| (I am) cansado. | Estoy |
| (We) despiertos. | Estamos |
| Possession | SER |
| La casa es mía. Location | SER |
| Estamos en Perú. | ESTAR |
| Nationality | SER |
| Yo soy de España. | SER |
| Weather Está nublado. | ESTAR |
| Occupation | SER |
| Él es profesor. | SER |
| Physical Health Estoy enfermo. | ESTAR |
| Permanent Characteristics | SER |
| La puerta es vieja. | SER |
| Mental Health and Well Being | ESTAR |
| Estamos cansados. | ESTAR |
| Time | SER |
| Son las ocho y media | SER |
| Emotions | ESTAR |
| Estás triste. | ESTAR |
| Continuous actionsin the present | ESTAR |
| Estás estudiando. | ESTAR |
| The boy is bored. | El niño está aburrido. |
| The boy is boring. | El niño es aburrido. |
| The apple is unripe. | La manzana está verde. |
| The apple is green. | La manzana es verde. |
| The dog is sick. | El perro está malo. |
| The dog is bad. | El perro es malo. |
| The man is drunk. | El hombre está borracho. |
| The man is a drunk. | El hombre es borracho. |
| What are the uses of SER? N,P,C,G,P,M,T,W | No person carries goods past men that win (nationality/place of origin, profession, characteristics, generalizations, possession, material/what it's made of, time/date/season, where/when something takes place |
| Uses of Estar? L, H, P, E, C, O, R | live happy pray(in) every corner of (the) room. (Location/spatial, health, physical states, emotional states, weather expressions, ongoing/progressive, results (past participles) |