Ser vs. Estar (reasons)

Organize these options into the right categories of when you would use SER or ESTAR

Groups:

(a) SER

,

(b) ESTAR

• Relationships

• Time

• Characteristic

• Origin/Ownership

• Location

• Position

• Condition

• Description

• Occupation

• Emotion

• Action

How you ​ (a)   and where you ​ (b)   , that is when you use ​ (c)  

• feel
• are
• estar.

Match the following uses of "to be" in English with the category they would fall under.

• Relationship

  (SER)

• The ball is blue.

• Emotion

  (ESTAR)

• They are at school.

• Location

  (ESTAR)

• I am happy

• Characteristic

  (SER)

• We are smart.

• Description

  (SER)

• She is my sister.

Organize these sentences into the right categories of if you need to use SER or ESTAR in Spanish to express the verb "to be"

Groups:

(a) SER

,

(b) ESTAR

• Are you bored?

• You are my best friend.

• The book is on the table.

• My coffee is cold. (condition - it is not normally cold)

• It is three o'clock in the afternoon.

• My boyfriend is romantic.

• She is strong.

• It is his dog.

• We are reading

• Boston is in Massachusetts.

• I am a lawyer.

• We are from Argentina.

• They are at the beach.

• My ring is gold.

• He is tired.

• We are learning Spanish

• Today is Tuesday.

Match the following conjugations of SER with their English meaning

• You are

• Eres

• I am

• Somos

• They/You all are

• Soy

• He/She/it is

• Es

• We are

• Son

Match the following conjugations of ESTAR with their English meaning

• We are

• está

• They/You all are

• están

• I am

• estoy

• He/She/it is

• estamos

• You are

• estás

Match the sentences with the reason that SER is used.

• Description/Characteristics

• Yo soy alta, fuerte y rubia.

• Ownership

• Él es un doctor.

• Time

• Son las ocho de la mañana.

• Occupation

• Es el perro de Bruno.

• Relationships

• Ellas son mis hermanas.

Match the sentences with the reason that SER is used.

• Relationship

• Eres mi mejor amigo.

• Description

• Las flores son rojas.

• Time

• ¿Es tu mochila?

• Ownership

• Soy de Guatemala.

• Origin

• Es la una de la tarde.

Match the sentences with the reason that ESTAR is used.

• Condition

• Él está corriendo.

• Position

• ¿Estás cansado hoy?

• Action

• Estoy en mi casa.

• Emotion

• Ella está feliz.

• Location

• El libro está debajo de la mesa.

El niño ​ (a)   tímido. REASON: ​ (b)  

• es
• characteristic
• está
• soy
• estoy
• description (physical)
• position
• action
• occupation