Ser & Estar with Characteristics & Conditions (Level 1)

Ser & Estar with Characteristics & Conditions (Level 1)

Actividad A:

Characteristic or Condition in English

Multiple Choice

"Nervous" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic

• condition

Multiple Choice

"Good-looking" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic

• condition

Multiple Choice

"Blonde" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic

• condition

Multiple Choice

"Tired" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic

• condition

Multiple Choice

"Nice" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic

• condition

Multiple Choice

"Young" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic

• condition

Actividad B:

Characteristic or condition in Spanish

Multiple Choice

"Alto" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic (use ser)

• condition (use estar)

Multiple Choice

"Ocupada" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic (use ser)

• condition (use estar)

Multiple Choice

"Triste" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic (use ser)

• condition (use estar)

Multiple Choice

"Moreno" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic (use ser)

• condition (use estar)

Multiple Choice

"Mal" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic (use ser)

• condition (use estar)

Multiple Choice

"Viejo" - characteristic or condition?

• characteristic (use ser)

• condition (use estar)

Actividad C:

Forms of Estar

(Fill in the blanks with the form of estar that goes with the noun doing the action)

Multiple Choice

Elena __ feliz.

• estoy

• estás

• está

• estamos

• están

Multiple Choice

Ana y yo __ enojados.

• estoy

• estás

• está

• estamos

• están

Multiple Choice

Yo __ preocupado.

• estoy

• estás

• está

• estamos

• están

Multiple Choice

Jorge y Luis __ ocupados.

• estoy

• estás

• está

• estamos

• están

Multiple Choice

¿Tú __ bien?

• estoy

• estás

• está

• estamos

• están

Actividad D:

Choose between the given forms of ser & estar based on which should be used in each sentence.

Multiple Choice

Carla __ enferma.

• es

• está

Multiple Choice

Selena y yo __ morenos.

• somos

• estamos

Multiple Choice

¿Tú __ cansada?

• eres

• estás

Multiple Choice

Susana y Manuel __ felices.

• son

• están

Multiple Choice

Mi madre __ inteligente.

• es

• está

Multiple Choice

Yo __ joven.

• soy

• estoy

Multiple Choice

Nosotros __ contentos.

• somos

• estamos

Poll

How confident do you feel about your ability to distinguish when to use ser for characteristics and when to use estar for conditions?

• I'm really confused

• not very confident, I didn't do so well

• pretty confident

• very confident!