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Los verbos "estar" y "ser"

Aqui va a aprender mucho sobre los verbos "estar" y "ser."

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ESTAR  To be. Being or existence in situations or conditions. (I am (here). She is married. The coffee is cold. They are upset.)
yoestoy  I am

tu

estas  you are
el, ella, ustedesta he is, she is, you are
nosotros, nosotrasestamos  we are
vosotros, vosotrasestas  you are
ellos, ellas, ustedesestan  they are, you are
**The accents are left out due to difficulty with HTML language with Spanish.
Special power: Estar + present participle = progressive  (Estoy comiendo. = I am eating.)
 
SER  To be. Being which is characteristic. (She is (a) scientist. He is (a) happy (person). Black coffee is bitter. The pickup is theirs.)
yosoy  I am

tu

eres  you are
el, ella, ustedes  he is, she is, you are
nosotros, nosotrassomos  we are
vosotros, vosotrassois  you are
ellos, ellas, ustedesson  they are, you are
Both verbs, ser and estar, are equivalent to the English verb to be; however, they have very specific meanings and are NOT interchangeable. NOTE in the following examples how the meaning of a sentence changes:      

SER / TO BE
PronounPresentPastFutureConditional
yo/ Isoyfui

sera

seria

tu youeresfuisteserasserias
el, ella, Ud./ he, she, youesfue

sera

seri­a
nos./ wesomosfuimos seremosseriamos
vos./yousoisfuisteisseraisseriais
ellos, Uds./ they, yousonfueronseranserian
LESSONS: Computers I & Computers Ia

1. Ser/ to be is used to describe essential or inherent characteristics or qualities:Basic aspects: color, shape, material of which something is made out of, size, physical characteristics, and personality. EXAMPLES

2. Possession. EXAMPLE

3. Relationship.EXAMPLE

4. Profession.EXAMPLE  

5. Nationality.EXAMPLE

6. Origin.EXAMPLE LESSONS: Computers II & Computers IIa

7. Ser/ to be is used to indicate marital status.EXAMPLE
  • Ella es divorciada./ She is divorced. [casada (married), soltero/a (single), viudo/a (widower/widow)
  • Ella esta divorciada./ She is divorced.  (Here it is considered a state/situation--used in Spain
  • and also applied to casada/soltera/viuda.)

8. Expressions of time and dates.EXAMPLES

9. Events taking place.EXAMPLE

10. Passive voice.EXAMPLE

11. Impersonal expressions.EXAMPLE

12. Noun and adjective complement (A complement completes the sentence by describing or defining the subject).EXAMPLES LESSONS: Computers III & Computers IIIa 

 ESTAR / TO BEEstar is used to express location, transitory aspects, and characteristics that are NOT inherant property of a noun, such as how something/someone looks, feels or tastes at a given moment.
PronounPresentPastFutureConditional
yo/ Iestoyestuve

estara

estaria
tu/ youestasestuvisteestarasestarias
el, ella, Ud./ he, she, you

esta

estuvo

estara

estaria
nos./ weestamosestuvimosestaremosestariamos
vos./youestaisestuvisteisestaraisestariais
ellos, Uds./ they, youestanestuvieronestaranestarian
1. Location or position of people and things.EXAMPLES  

2. Transitory, unusual, recently changed or constantly changing state or condition.EXAMPLES

3. Results of an action.EXAMPLE  

4. State or condition of a subject. EXAMPLE

5. Progressive tenses.EXAMPLE

6. Weather expressions.EXAMPLE LESSONS: Computers IV & Computers IVa

IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS LESSONS: Computers V & Computers Va  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

El indicativo      --        el subjuntivo     --       el imperativo

 

 

 

Spanish Language

In the Mood: The Subjunctive, Part 1

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