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Ser vs. Estar (reasons)

Authored by Abigail deMorales

World Languages

9th - 12th Grade

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Ser vs. Estar (reasons)
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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)  

feel
are
estar.

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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