5.3 Ser and estar

5.3 Ser and estar

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Ser category for the following sentence:

Adela es profesora.

• Nationality & place of origin

• Profession or occupation

• Characteristics of people, things

• Generalizations

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Ser category for the following sentence:

La clase de matemáticas es a las siete.

• Possession

• What something is made of

• Generalizations

• Where or when an event takes place

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Ser category for the following sentence:

Es la mochila/backpack de Victor.

• Possession

• What something is made of

• Profession or occupation

• Nationality or place of origin

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Ser category for the following sentence:

Hoy es jueves.

• What something is made of

• Time and date

• When or where an event takes place

• Nationality or place of origin

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Ser category for the following sentence:

La mesa/table es de plástico.

• Generalizations

• Possession

• What something is made of

• Profession or occupation

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Ser category for the following sentence:

Carlos es guapo.

• What something is made of

• Characteristics of people, things

• What something is made of

• Profession or occupation

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Estar category for the following sentence:

Está nublado.

• Health

• Location

• Emotional states

• Certain weather expressions

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Estar category for the following sentence:

La librería está lejos (far) de aquí.

• Ongoing actions

• Emotional states

• Location or spatial relationships

• Physical states and conditions

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Estar category for the following sentence:

Los chicos están trabajando.

• Emotional states

• Health

• Physical states and conditions

• Ongoing actions (progressive tenses)

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Estar category for the following sentence:

Maria está enojada con su novio.

• Emotional states

• Health

• Ongoing actions

• Certain weather expressions

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct Estar category for the following sentence:

Estoy enferma (ill) y me siento mal.

• Health

• Emotional states

• Ongoing actions

• Location or spatial relationships

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

Which verb is used to describe things that do NOT change or are permanent?

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

• Ser

• Estar