Ser vs Estar?
Which verb means “to be” and is used for characteristics?
What does the D in DOCTOR stand for?
DESCRIPTION
Conjugate SER for el/ella/usted
es
Ella ______ doctora.
A. es
B. está
Yo estoy un estudiante.
What's wrong?
Student/role → SER.
Yo soy estudiante.
Which verb is used for location or position?
ESTAR
What does the O in DOCTOR stand for? Give an example
Occupation
Conjugate ESTAR for nosotros.
ESTAMOS
Las galletas (cookies) ______ en la mesa.
A. son
B. están
B.
Nosotros somos en el parque (park).
What's wrong?
Location → ESTAR
Nosotros estamos en el parque.
Which sentence is correct, explain why?
A. Nosotros somos cansados.
B. Nosotros estamos cansados.
B— Estamos because tired describes a condition.
Why (doctor/place) and which letter ?
El libro está en la mesa.
place - position
Conjugate SER for yo.
SOY
Nosotros ______ estudiantes.
What is the complete sentence?
Nosotros somos estudiantes.
Ustedes están de México.
What's wrong?
Answer:
Origin → SER.
Ustedes son de México.
What is the difference between:
Yo soy inteligente.
and
Yo estoy cansado.
Soy inteligente describes a characteristic.
Estoy cansado describes a current condition.
Question:
What DOCTOR category is this?
Ella es mi hermana.
Relationship
What form of ESTAR goes with: tú
(MUST BE SPELLED CORRECTLY)
ESTÁS
You want to describe your friend's personality.
Create a Spanish sentence using:
SER + characteristic
Mi amigo _________ ____________ .
Ella es cansada después escuela.
What's wrong?
Cansada describes a condition → ESTAR.
Ella está cansada después de trabajar.
Explain why Spanish uses two verbs for “to be.”
Spanish uses SER for what/who someone is and ESTAR for how/where someone is.
Question:
You need to tell someone what a person is like. Which DOCTOR category are you using, and which verb are you using?
Characteristic → SER
I say the verb form:
SOMOS
You tell me:
You want to tell someone that your friend is at school.
Create the Spanish sentence.
Mi amigo está en la escuela.
Give them a completely new sentence:
Mis amigos es inteligentes.
- Find ALL of the errors.
Mis amigos son inteligentes.
Why?