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
Relationships
Emotion
Action
Condition
Origin/Ownership
Time
Position
Location
Occupation
Description
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.
Relationship
(SER)
She is my sister.
Description
(SER)
We are smart.
Characteristic
(SER)
The ball is blue.
Location
(ESTAR)
I am happy
Emotion
(ESTAR)
They are at school.
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
We are from Argentina.
My boyfriend is romantic.
They are at the beach.
I am a lawyer.
My ring is gold.
It is his dog.
He is tired.
My coffee is cold. (condition - it is not normally cold)
She is strong.
Are you bored?
We are reading
Today is Tuesday.
We are learning Spanish
The book is on the table.
It is three o'clock in the afternoon.
Boston is in Massachusetts.
You are my best friend.
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match the following conjugations of SER with their English meaning
You are
Es
He/She/it is
Son
I am
Eres
They/You all are
Soy
We are
Somos
6.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
Match the following conjugations of ESTAR with their English meaning
I am
está
We are
estás
They/You all are
estoy
He/She/it is
están
You are
estamos
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
Match the sentences with the reason that SER is used.
Relationships
Es el perro de Bruno.
Description/Characteristics
Son las ocho de la mañana.
Time
Ellas son mis hermanas.
Occupation
Él es un doctor.
Ownership
Yo soy alta, fuerte y rubia.
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