WHICH “TO BE” IS BEST? ¿Ser o Estar?. Ser = soy eres es somos sois son to be.

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WHICH “TO BE” IS BEST? ¿Ser o Estar?

Ser = soy eres es somos sois son to be

Estar = estoy estás está estamos estáis están to be

Characteristic 1. Time and date Son las diez. (It’s 10:00.) Es lunes. (It’s Monday.) 2. Origin (Where you are from) Soy de Perú. (I’m from Peru.)

3. Occupation Soy profesora. (I am a teacher.) Eres estudiante. (You are a student.) 4. Description – what you’re like **not easily changed** Soy alta. (I am tall.) Eres atlética. (You are athletic.) Ellos son simpáticos. (They are nice.) Somos generosos. (We are generous.) Characteristic

1. How you feel Estoy mal. (I am bad/sick.) Estoy bien. (I am good.) 2. Location (where you are) Estamos en la clase de español. (We are in Spanish class.) Estoy en la biblioteca. (I am in the library.) Condition

3. Condition (easily changed) Estoy ocupada. (I am busy.) ¿Estás enfermo? (Are you sick?) Ella está feliz. (She is happy.) Ellos están tristes. (They are sad.) Condition Estar =temporary

¿SER o ESTAR? Which verb you use changes the meaning: Aburrido Estoy aburrida. – Soy aburrida. – Loco Estoy loca. – Soy loca. – I’m bored. I’m boring. I’m feeling crazy. I’m mentally ill.

¿SER o ESTAR? Which verb you use changes the meaning: Enfermo Estoy enferma. – Soy enferma. – I’m sick. I’m a sickly person.

How you feel and where you are, always use the verb estar!