2. TO BE,

3. OR

4. TO BE!

5. (huh?)

6. SPANISH OFFERS TWO DIFFERENT VERBS WHICH BOTH MEAN “TO BE” : SER AND ESTAR

7. “SO IF THEY BOTH MEAN THE SAME THING, HOW DO I KNOW WHICH ONE TO USE--- SER OR ESTAR?”

8. IDIOT! THEY EACH HAVE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS!!!

9. SER OR ESTAR: TO BE OR TO BE????? SER:to beESTAR: to be SOYESTOY=I AM ERESESTÁS=YOU ARE (FAM.) ESESTÁ=HE,SHE,UD. IT IS SOMOS ESTAMOS=WE ARE SOISESTÁIS=WE ARE (IN SPAIN) SONESTÁN=THEY, YA’LL ARE SO, WHILE THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING… SO, WHILE THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING… THEY FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY?

10. EXACTLY! I STILL DON’T GET IT…

11. DESCRIPTIONS: I AM TALL. YO SOY ALTA. TIME: IT IS 1:00. ES LA UNA. CHARACTERISTICS: HE IS STUDIOUS. ES ESTUDIOSO. ORIGINS: WE ARE FROM TEXAS.SOMOS DE TEJAS. “SER” FUNCTIONS TO SHOW FOUR THINGS:

12. FEELINGS: THEY ARE HAPPY.ESTÁN CONTENTOS. LOCATIONS: I AM HERE.ESTOY AQUÍ. WHILE “ESTAR” FUNCTIONS TO SHOW ONLY TWO:

13. I GET IT NOW…IF I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS OR LOCATIONS… THEN I USE SER!!! EASY.

14. AND IF I AM TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS OR LOCATIONS… THEN I USE ESTAR!!! I GET IT!

15. So which is it?— And don’t mess this up!!!

16. THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES: SER: to beESTAR: to be (feelings and locations) SOY----------------------ESTOY=I AM ERES--------------------ESTÁS=YOU ARE (FAM.) ES------------------------ESTÁ=EVERYBODY ELSE SINGULAR IS SOMOS -----------------ESTAMOS=WE ARE SOIS--------------------ESTÁIS=WE ARE (IN SPAIN) SON----------------------ESTÁN=EVERYBODY ELSE PLURAL ARE 1)It is 1:00.Is it a)Es la una. Or b)Está la una. Of course it is “es”—it is not a feeling or location. It is TIME.

17. THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES: SER: to beESTAR: to be (feelings and locations) SOY----------------------ESTOY=I AM ERES--------------------ESTÁS=YOU ARE (FAM.) ES------------------------ESTÁ=EVERYBODY ELSE SINGULAR IS SOMOS -----------------ESTAMOS=WE ARE SOIS--------------------ESTÁIS=WE ARE (IN SPAIN) SON----------------------ESTÁN=EVERYBODY ELSE PLURAL ARE 2)I am here.Is it a)Soy aquí. Or b)Estoy aquí. Of course it is “estoy”—it is a location.

18. THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES: SER: to beESTAR: to be (feelings and locations) SOY----------------------ESTOY=I AM ERES--------------------ESTÁS=YOU ARE (FAM.) ES------------------------ESTÁ=EVERYBODY ELSE SINGULAR IS SOMOS -----------------ESTAMOS=WE ARE SOIS--------------------ESTÁIS=WE ARE (IN SPAIN) SON----------------------ESTÁN=EVERYBODY ELSE PLURAL ARE 3)We are from Texas.Is it a)Somos de Texas. Or b)Estamos de Texas. Of course it is “somos”—it is not a feeling or location. It is AN ORIGIN.

19. THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES: SER: to beESTAR: to be (feelings and locations) SOY----------------------ESTOY=I AM ERES--------------------ESTÁS=YOU ARE (FAM.) ES------------------------ESTÁ=EVERYBODY ELSE SINGULAR IS SOMOS -----------------ESTAMOS=WE ARE SOIS--------------------ESTÁIS=WE ARE (IN SPAIN) SON----------------------ESTÁN=EVERYBODY ELSE PLURAL ARE 4)He is studious. Is it a)Es estudioso. Or b)Está estudioso. Of course it is “es”—it is not a feeling or location. It is A CHARACTERISTIC.

20. THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES: SER: to beESTAR: to be (feelings and locations) SOY----------------------ESTOY=I AM ERES--------------------ESTÁS=YOU ARE (FAM.) ES------------------------ESTÁ=EVERYBODY ELSE SINGULAR IS SOMOS -----------------ESTAMOS=WE ARE SOIS--------------------ESTÁIS=WE ARE (IN SPAIN) SON----------------------ESTÁN=EVERYBODY ELSE PLURAL ARE 5)They are happy. Is it a)Son contentos. Or b)Están contentos. Of course it is “están”—it is a feeling. á

21. THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES: SER: to beESTAR: to be (feelings and locations) SOY----------------------ESTOY=I AM ERES--------------------ESTÁS=YOU ARE (FAM.) ES------------------------ESTÁ=EVERYBODY ELSE SINGULAR IS SOMOS -----------------ESTAMOS=WE ARE SOIS--------------------ESTÁIS=WE ARE (IN SPAIN) SON----------------------ESTÁN=EVERYBODY ELSE PLURAL ARE 6)I am tall. Is it a)Soy alta. Or b)Estoy alta. Of course it is “soy”—it is not a feeling or location. It is A DESCRIPTION. á

22. EL FIN