1. Notes: Ser vs. Estar 30 septiembre 2008
Ser and Estar are two very important verbs in Spanish. They both mean “to be.”
Other forms of the verb “to be” include: am, is, are, was, were.
In order to know which verb to use, we have to look at what the sentence is trying to tell us.
There are 5 conjugations (forms) of Ser and 5 conjugations of Estar.

2. 30 septiembre 2008 Yo- soy (I am) Tú- eres (you fam. are)
Él- es (he is)
Ella- es (she is)
Ud.- es (you f.s. are)
Ser (to be)
Nosotros- somos (we are)
Ellos- son (they are)
Ellas- son (they are)
Uds.- son (you all are)
Estar (to be)
Yo- estoy (I am) nosotros- estamos (we are)
Tú- estás (you fam. are)
Él- está (he is) Ellos- están (they are)
Ella- está (she is) Ellas- están (they are)
Ud. está (you f.s. are) Uds.- están (you all are)

3. How you feel and where you are always take the verb ESTAR!
30 septiembre 2008
When do I use Ser?
1. Physical Descriptions/Characteristics (fat, tall, intelligent,pretty, ugly)
2. Time/Date/Days (It is 1:39/Today’s date is the 30th of September/Today is Tuesday)
3. Material made of (The shirt is made of silk)
4. Nationality/Origin (She is American/She is from America)
5. Ownership (This dress is mine)
6. Event location (The wedding is at the church)
*7 Profession/Occupation
When do I use Estar?
Temporary Conditions/Feelings (tired, busy, sick, sad, happy, *Death)
Location (The shirt is on the table)
Gerund (“-ing” on the end of a verb; walking, talking, singing)
*Remember*
How you feel and where you are always take the verb ESTAR!

4. 30 septiembre 2008 Ejemplos: I am in the kitchen
-estar (loc.) Yo estoy en la cocina
They are from Puerto Rico
-ser (org) Ellos son de Puerto Rico
Tomorrow is Wednesday
-ser (day) Mañana es miércoles
Today, mother is tired
-estar (t.c.) Hoy, ella está cansada
The pants are made of cotton
-ser (mmo) Los pantalones son de algodón
She is tall and skinny
ser (p.d) Ella es alta y delgada
I am very intelligent
-ser (char) Yo soy muy inteligente