Ser v Estar

The verbs ser and estar both translate mean ____ in English.

• to be

• to have

• to want

• to like

Ser is typically used to describe things that do not quickly change, such as ____.

• occupation

• action

• location

• emotion

Estar is typically used to describe things that quickly change, such as ____.

• emotion

• occupation

• date

• time

Two acronyms to help us remember the difference between ser and estar are ____.

• DOCTOR, PLACE

• FANBOYS, IDEA

• READY, STEM

Choose the correct conjugation of ser and the correct reason for using ser in the following sentence: Nosotros ____ guapos.

• son, characteristic

• somos, origin

• somos, characteristic

• son, origin

Choose the correct conjugation of ser and the correct reason for using ser in the following sentence: Él ____ de España.

• eres, date

• eres, origin

• es, date

• es, origin

Choose the correct conjugation of ser and the correct reason for using ser in the following sentence: ___ el 10 de abril.

• Eres, date

• Eres, origin

• Es, date

• Es, origin

Choose the correct conjugation of ser and the correct reason for using ser in the following sentence: ___ las nueve.

• Somos, time

• Somos, occupation

• Son, time

• Son, occupation

Choose the correct conjugation of ser and the correct reason for using ser in the following sentence: Sr. Stern ___ maestro de español.

• soy, origin

• soy, occupation

• es, origin

• es, occupation

Choose the correct conjugation of ser and the correct reason for using ser in the following sentence: Ellos ___ hermanos.

• son, relationship

• son, characteristic

• somos, relationship

• somos, characteristic