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To be or not to be? To be or not to be? So far we have learned two ways to express the concept of “to be”: ser estar In this slide show, we’ll look more closely at the differences between these two verbs.

To be or not to be? So far we have learned two ways to express the concept of “to be”: ser estar In this slide show, we’ll look more closely at the differences

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Page 1: To be or not to be? So far we have learned two ways to express the concept of “to be”: ser estar In this slide show, we’ll look more closely at the differences

To be or not to be?To be or not to be?

So far we have learned two ways to express the concept of “to be”:

serestar

In this slide show, we’ll look more closely at the differences between these two verbs.

Page 2: To be or not to be? So far we have learned two ways to express the concept of “to be”: ser estar In this slide show, we’ll look more closely at the differences

SerSer

This verb is used to talk about essential things or permanent situations.Think of the acronym T.O.P.I.C.T.O.P.I.C.

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Las formas del verbo SER (to be)

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TTime, Date, Dayime, Date, Day

The first letter of T.O.P.I.C.T.O.P.I.C. stands for “time date, day.” When we talk about time in Spanish, we always use ser:

¿Qué hora es?Son las 3:30.Hoy es lunes.Es el treinta y uno de agosto.

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OOrigin/Nationality:rigin/Nationality:

The second letter of T.O.P.I.C.T.O.P.I.C. stands for “origin/nationality.” We use ser to talk about where people are from:

Soy de Chicago.Marta es americana.

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PProfessions/occupationsrofessions/occupations

We can also use ser to talk about people’s “professions/jobs”:

Mi hermano es ingeniero.Ellas son profesoras.

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IIdentificationdentification

The fourth letter of T.O.P.I.C.T.O.P.I.C. refers to “identification.” This can be used to

*****name people:Ella es mi prima.

*****places:Springfield es la capital de Illinois.

*******things:¿Qué tipo (kind) de animal es? Es un perro.

And***** events (“takes place”)La fiesta es en la casa de Alicia.

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IIdentificationdentification

You also use ser to identify *****possession (i.e., who owns what):

Es mi diccionario.Esta no es mi calculadora.

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CCharacteristics/ haracteristics/ DescriptionsDescriptions

The fifth and final letter of T.O.P.I.C.T.O.P.I.C. stands for permanent “characteristics”:

Yo soy inteligente.El perro es blanco.Carlos es simpático.

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CCharacteristics/haracteristics/DescriptionsDescriptions

This use also includes *****descriptions of people, places, and things:

Marcos y Flora son bajos.Chicago es grande.La clase es divertida.

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T.O.P.I.C.T.O.P.I.C.

To review, the main uses of ser include:

TTimeime

OOriginrigin

PProfessionsrofessions

IIdentificationdentification

CCharacteristicsharacteristicsThere are other uses, too, There are other uses, too, but this acronym covers but this acronym covers the most important cases!the most important cases!

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EstarEstar

Now we can look at estar. This verb is used to talk about states or temporary conditions.Think of the acronym P.L.A.C.E.P.L.A.C.E.

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Las formas del verbo estar (to be)

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PPositionosition

The first letter of the acronym P.L.A.C.E. P.L.A.C.E. stands for “position.” We use estar when we talk about where something is located, whether it is there temporarily… *****Location:

David está en el concierto.Juana no está en clase hoy.Mi abuelo está en casa.

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LLocationocation

… or permanently located there (the second letter of P.L.A.C.E.P.L.A.C.E.):

Chicago está en Illinois.La iglesia está en la Avenida Foster.Madrid está en España.

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AActionction

The third letter of P.L.A.C.E.P.L.A.C.E. stands for “actions.” We use estar when we are talking about actions “that are occurring at the moment of speaking” (sometimes referred to as the “present continuous” or “******present progressive”):

Laura está esquiando.Humbero está leyendo la Biblia.Estamos mirando una película.

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CConditionondition

The fourth letter of P.L.A.C.E.P.L.A.C.E. stands for “condition.” We use estar to talk about *****temporary states (for example, health):

Enrique está enfermo.Mis padres están cansados.¿Cómo estás?

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EEmotionmotion

The last letter of P.L.A.C.E.P.L.A.C.E. stands for “emotion.” We use estar to talk about *****feelings and emotions.

Lorenzo y María están contentos.Estoy nervioso porque tengo un examen.

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P.L.A.C.E.P.L.A.C.E.

To review, the main uses of estar include:

PPositionosition

LLocationocation

AActionction

CConditionondition

EEmotionmotionThere are other uses, too, There are other uses, too, but this acronym covers the but this acronym covers the most important cases!most important cases!

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LetLet’’s practice!s practice!

Choose the correct form according to the context.¿Cómo es/está tu hermano?Es/Está enfermo. Hoy es/está en el hospital para una prueba de sangre (blood test).

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¿Ser o estar?¿Ser o estar?

¿Cómo está tu hermano?Está enfermo. Hoy está en el hospital para una prueba de sangre (blood test).

Why?Condition/condition/location

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Otro, por favor…Otro, por favor…

¿De quién (whose) es/está el disco compacto?¿Cuál? (which one)El disco compacto que es/está en el escritorio. Es/Está negro. Creo que es/está de Julio.

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¡Muy bien!¡Muy bien!

¿De quién es el disco compacto?¿Cuál?El disco compacto que está en el escritorio. Es negro. Creo que es de Julio.

Why?identification/position/

characteristic/identification

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HereHere’’s another!s another!

¿Dónde es/está Ana?Es/está en el parque. Es/Está con Nuria.¿Qué son/están haciendo allí?Son/están jugando al tenis.

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Last one!Last one!

¿Dónde está Ana?Está en el parque. Está con Nuria.¿Qué están haciendo allí?Están jugando al tenis.

Why?Location/location/location/

action/action

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Eso es todo!Eso es todo!

That’s enough for now about ser and estar. Be vigilant of these two verbs; try to guess which letter of the two acronyms is most applicable in every case.