¿SER, ESTAR, and HABER?

From which verb would you choose to translate 'The writer WAS from Perú.' into Spanish?

• A) SER

• B) ESTAR

• C) HABER

Answer explanation

The correct choice is A) SER because it is used to indicate origin.

Fill in the blank with the correct imperfect verb form:

_____ medianoche cuando el accidente ocurrió. (¿ser or estar?)

What is the correct translation for 'My dogs were sleeping.'

• Mis perros estaban durmiendo.

• Mis perros eran durmiendo.

Answer explanation

The correct translation is 'Mis perros estaban durmiendo.' because 'estaban' is the past tense of 'estar' used for ongoing actions.

From which verb would you choose to translate 'We WERE nervous.'

• SER

• ESTAR

• HABER

Answer explanation

The correct verb to translate 'We WERE nervous' is 'ESTAR' because it is used to describe temporary states or conditions, such as emotions. 'SER' is for permanent characteristics, and 'HABER' is used for present perfect tense.

Fill in the blank with the correct imperfect verb form.

______ viernes, el 15 de octubre.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is ERA because the verb 'ser' is used to describe days of the week dates and time.

Write the correct imperfect form of the verb of SER, ESTAR or HABER.

"THERE WERE tacos for everyone."

Answer explanation

The correct imperfect form for 'there were' is 'había'. It indicates existence in the past.

Which verb should be used to complete this sentence: 'Sus abuelos ________ valientes.'

• Eran

• Estaban

• Han

Answer explanation

The correct verb form is A) Eran because it is used for characteristics. ESTAR is used for temporary states, and HABER is used for presente perfecto.

Ser​

• Occupación

• SER

• Presente Perfecto

• HABER

• Condición

• ESTAR

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) SER

,

(b) ESTAR

,

(c) HABER

• característica

• posición

• occupación

• emoción

• origen

• presente perfecto

• condición

• descripción

• hay, hubo, había, habrá

• locación

• Hay que...

• acción

• relación

• tiempo/hora

Mi mejor amigo ​ (a)   ingeniero.

Yo ​ (b)   escrito la respuesta.

Ellos ​ (c)   en el gimnasio.

• era
• he
• estaban