Uses of SERESTAR HABER SPANISH IV SRA. PARELLADA

SER vs. ESTAR SERESTAR To identify the subject*: followed by adjectives or nouns which gives a PERMANENT description, characteristics or attributes of the subject To identify the subject*: Followed by adjectives which express change from the norm, whether perceived or real To indicate where events take place To indicate when events take place: time, season, months… To indicate location of people and things Impersonal expressions: there is no subject (except there is or there are) With the preposition de: to indicate origin, possession or to tell what material something is made of With the preposition para: to tell for whom or for what something is intended With past participle + por to express de passive voiceWith progressive (-ndo form)

ADJECTIVES which change meaning ADJECTIVESERESTAR aburrido/aTo be boringTo be bored bueno/aTo be good, kindTo be good (tasting), in good condition divertido/aTo be funnyTo be amused listo/aTo be readyTo be clever malo/aTo be bad, evilTo be in bad condition, ill, sick guapo/aTo be handsomeTo look handsome bonito/aTo be prettyTo look pretty feo/aTo be uglyTo look ugly vivo/aTo be smart, livelyTo be alive

HABER 1.Auxiliary verb 2.There is / There are (hay, hubo, había, habrá…) 3.Hay que + infinitive (-ar, -er, -ir) to mean “we need to” or “it is necessary” or “we must”…