Ser vs estar

Ser vs. estar

Students will be able to write the correct conjugation of "ser" or "estar" belongs in a sentence.
"Then write the correct conjugation of that verb in the blank"

Which form?

Students will be able to identify whether "ser" or "estar" should be used in a sentence.
"Decide whether ser or estar should be used in the sentence"

Ser or estar?

Objetivos

Open Ended

Why are we talking about "ser" and "estar" together? What connect these two verbs? Why do we often have to choose between the two?

Key words

• "de" + location = we're talking about origin!

• Any expression of time or date (months, days, sometimes numbers

Multiple Choice

The "D" in the DOCTOR acronym stands for...

• Dinner

• Description

• Disaster

• Diagnosis

Multiple Choice

The 2 Os in DOCTOR stand for...

• Observation, Obstacle

• Owls, Otters

• Origin, Obstacle

• Origin, Occupation

Ser and estar rhyme

How you feel and where you are
This is when you use estar.
What you're like and where you're from
is when you use the other one.

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