Ser and Estar

​ Ser and Estar

Mr. Grizzle/ Spanish 1

Emotions, feelings

Temporary

Things that may change frequently​

Estar- To be

Used for personal characteristics

Time

Things that don't often change​

Ser- TO be

​The differences

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Multiple Choice

Ser is used for permanent things that don't change often.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Estar is used for temporary things that change often, like feelings or emotions.

• True

• False

​A way to remember...

Say this a few times with Mr. Grizzle

​"What you feel and who you are, always take the verb estar" everything else takes Ser. ​

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​SEr- to be (permanent things)

Soy

​Somos

​Eres

Sois

​Son

​Es

​Estar- To be (Always changing)

Estoy

Estamos

​Estás

Estáis

​Están

​Está

Multiple Choice

Which version of the verb are we using when we ask how someone is doing?

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

If we ask someone what something looks like, which would we use? (Physical characteristics)

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

If we asked someone about their location, which would we use?

• Ser

• Estar

Multiple Choice

If we were telling time, which would we use?

• Ser

• Estar

​¿Cómo eres?

HOw are you?

When someone says ¿Cómo eres?, they're asking how are you, physically. In other words, what do you look like? What type of person are you? What's your personality like? <--It's like asking ALL these questions in one sentence. With a partner, in Spanish, ask each other "¿Cómo eres?" and respond with answers to all the questions above by saying "Yo soy..." and then adding adjectives to describe what you're like as a person.

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Audio Response

Record yourself in Spanish saying the answer that you gave your partner to "¿Cómo eres?" You'll have one minute to record but you will not need that much time.

Open Audio Recorder

Draw

Draw a picture of how you are on top of this outline.

​Let's recognize together...

With a partner, answer if these phrases use ser or estar.

1. Estoy en la biblioteca. (I'm in the library)

2. Tú eres muy alto. (You are very tall)

3. Estamos bien, gracias! (We are well, thank you!)

4. Tus amigas son muy guapas. (Your friends are very beautiful.)

5. Ellos están enfermos hoy. (They are sick today.)

6. Tú estás mal. (You're not feeling well.)

7. Tu eres malo. (You're mean.)