Ser vs. Estar (reasons)
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World Languages
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 11 pts
Organize these options into the right categories of when you would use SER or ESTAR
Groups:
(a) SER
,
(b) ESTAR
Time
Occupation
Description
Relationships
Condition
Origin/Ownership
Location
Action
Emotion
Position
Characteristic
2.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How you (a) and where you (b) , that is when you use (c)
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Match the following uses of "to be" in English with the category they would fall under.
Characteristic
(SER)
We are smart.
Emotion
(ESTAR)
They are at school.
Description
(SER)
I am happy
Location
(ESTAR)
She is my sister.
Relationship
(SER)
The ball is blue.
4.
CATEGORIZE QUESTION
3 mins • 12 pts
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
She is strong.
Today is Tuesday.
We are reading
It is three o'clock in the afternoon.
He is tired.
The book is on the table.
Boston is in Massachusetts.
I am a lawyer.
My ring is gold.
My coffee is cold. (condition - it is not normally cold)
We are from Argentina.
They are at the beach.
Are you bored?
It is his dog.
We are learning Spanish
You are my best friend.
My boyfriend is romantic.
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match the following conjugations of SER with their English meaning
He/She/it is
Somos
We are
Eres
They/You all are
Soy
I am
Son
You are
Es
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match the following conjugations of ESTAR with their English meaning
You are
estás
He/She/it is
estoy
I am
está
They/You all are
estamos
We are
están
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the sentences with the reason that SER is used.
Relationships
Yo soy alta, fuerte y rubia.
Time
Él es un doctor.
Description/Characteristics
Ellas son mis hermanas.
Occupation
Son las ocho de la mañana.
Ownership
Es el perro de Bruno.
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