SER
ESTAR
SER VS ESTAR
Pronouns
4 forms of YOU
100

YO...

soy

100

yo

estoy

100

She is very intelligent

ser-es

100

Myself

yo

100

What person is YOU

Second person

200
Tu

eres

200

tu

estás

200

They are from Texas

ser- son

200

Mr. Smith

EL

200

You are talking to a friend from school.

Tu


300

él

es

300

ella

está

300

My dogs are on the couch all day

estar- estan

300

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Ellos

300

You are talking to Mr. Klein

Usted

400

nosotros

somos

400

nosotros

estamos

400

We are so tired....

estar- estamos

400

My mom and I

Nosotros/nosotras

400

You are talking to your whole classroom in Mexico.

Ustedes

500

ellas, ellos and ustedes

son

500

ellas, ellos and ustedes

están

500

What does SER and ESTAR mean?

"to be" in Spanish

500

"You all" in Venezuela

Ustedes

500

You are talking to your parents in Spain

Vosotros