SER vs. ESTAR
¿Qué significan "SER" y "ESTAR" en inglés?
What verb would you use for:
-personal characteristics
-to say someone is in class
SER/ESTAR = to be
-personal characteristics = SER
-someone is in class = ESTAR (location)
Conjugate "hablar" in the "yo" form and say what it means in English.
Yo hablo = I talk.
Which forms of the REGULAR preterite tense ALWAYS have accents?
Yo & él/ella/usted
For verbs that end in CAR, GAR, ZAR, they are all irregular in what form/subject?
What are their conjugations?
They are irregular in the "yo" form.
CAR --> qué
GAR --> gué
ZAR --> cé
¿Qué significan "el pastel", "la boda" y "el pie" en inglés?
la boda = wedding
el pie = foot
What is the difference between
"me gusta" and "me gustaN"?
Would you use SER or ESTAR to talk about:
-feelings/emotions
-origin
-nationality
-feelings/emotions = ESTAR
-origin = SER
-nationality = SER
Traduce a español:
She listens to music in class.
Ella escucha a música en clase.
Traduce a español:
I studied for (por) 30 minutes last night.
Yo estudié por 30 minutos anoche.
Traduce a español:
I went to the anniversary party last night.
Yo fui a la fiesta del aniversario.
¿Qué significan "relajar", "el tobillo" y "el cuello" en inglés?
relajar = to relax
el tobillo = the ankle
el cuello = the neck
Translate:
I like to eat pizza.
Name 2 situations when we use ESTAR.
-physical location
-feelings/emotions
(-to saw what you are doING right now)
Traduce a español:
They prefer** to have a 15th Birthday Party.
**stem-changing verb!
Ellos prefieren tener una quinceañera:
Traduce a español:
I drank a lot of water at the gym (el gimnasio) yesterday.
Yo bebí mucho agua en el gimnasio ayer.
Traduce a español:
We made a cake for* her** birthday.
* para ** su
Nosotros hicimos un pastel para su cumpleaños.
¿Cómo se dice "to toast", "the stomach" and "the heart" en español?
to toast = brindar
the stomach = el estómago
the heart = el corazón
Translate:
You like to listen to music.
Te gusta escuchar a musica.
Name 5 situations when you use SER
-personality
-time
-date
-physical descriptions
-origin
-occupation
-nationality
-where something is happening
Traduce a español:
We start** school at 8:00 AM.
**Stem-changing verb
Nosotros empezamos la escuela a las 8.
Traduce a español:
I watched a video with (con) my friend.
Yo miré un video con mi amigo.
What do the following verbs change to before you can add on the endings?
decir --> traducir --> poner -->
estar--> tener ---> querer -->
decir --> dij traducir --> traduj poner --> pus
estar --> estuv tener --> tuv querer --> quis
Usa las palabras en una oración:
-feo -bajo -boca
Answers will vary
Translate:
You don't like the Harry Potter books.
No te gustan los libros de Harry Potter.
Choose the correct form of SER or ESTAR in the sentence and write the rule to explain why.
Yo soy / estoy en la clase de español.
"estoy" - physical location
Traduce a español:
You (formal) want** to go to the park today.
Usted quiere ir al parque hoy.
Traduce a español:
You all opened the interesting present on Christmas.
Ustedes abrieron el regalo interesante en Navidad.
Traduce a español:
They brought sweets/candy to the surprise party.
Ellos trajeron dulces a la fiesta de sorpresa.
Usa las palabras en una oración:
-aniversario -el cuerpo -enfermo
Answers will vary.
Translate:
What do you like to do?
¿Qué te gusta hacer?