Grammar Ser vs Estar

​Ser & Estar

​What do they mean?

​Ser and Estar both mean to be.

Multiple Choice

Both Ser & Estar mean "to be"

• Cierto/ True

• Falso

​How do you know which verb to use?

​Use ser to indicate origin: where someone or something is from.

Soy de Quito.​

Multiple Choice

What sentence indicates origin?

• Soy de Colombia

• Estoy en Colombia

• Soy profesora

​How do you know which verb to use?

​Use ser to describe personal traits and physical characteristics

​Los estudiantes son inteligentes

Multiple Choice

What sentence indicates a characteristic or personal trait?

• Somos inteligentes

• Estamos de Colombia

• Es profesora

​How do you know which verb to use?

​Ser is also used to indicate professions.

​La señora Ramírez es maestra.

Multiple Choice

What sentence indicates a profession?

• Es de Colombia

• Estoy en Colombia

• Es profesora

​How do you know which verb to use?

​Remember that you also use ser to identify people or things and to give the time and the date.

​How do you know which verb to use?

​Use estar to indicate location: where someone or something is.

Quito está en Ecuador.​

Multiple Choice

What sentence indicates location?

• Es de Colombia

• Estoy en Colombia

• Es profesora

​How do you know which verb to use?

​​Estar is also used to describe conditions, such as how someone feels.

Physical " Estoy bien"

Emotional: " Estamos contentos"​

Ser vs Estar

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Condiciones/Feelings

• feliz

• nervioso

• cansado

• triste​

​ ESTAR

Descripciones:

• bonito​

• alto

• atlético

• creativa​

​ SER

Mas Practica!

Multiple Choice

Mi hermano ___ maestro de historia.

• es

• está

Multiple Choice

El carro______ en el parque.

• es

• está

Multiple Choice

Yo _______ en Paris.

• soy

• estoy

Multiple Choice

Ella ______ cansada (tired).

• es

• está

Multiple Choice

¿Qué hora ___?

• es

• somos

Multiple Choice

I am (a person)

• tú eres

• ella es

• yo soy

Multiple Choice

I am (present)

• yo estoy

• yo soy

Multiple Select

they are (students)

• ellos estan

• nosotros somos

• ellas son

Multiple Select

they are (in school)

• ellos estan

• nosotros somos

• ellas son

Multiple Choice

Su casa _____ grande

• es

• son

• está

• están

Multiple Choice

El ______ alto.

• esta

• es

• estamos

• estan

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