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Ser & EstarD.O.T vs. Lo.Co.
To be or… to be
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Yo _____________
Tú _____________
Él/ella/ud _____________
Ser: to be
Nosotr@s _____________
Ell@s/uds _____________
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Yo _____________
Tú _____________
Él/ella/ud _____________
estar: to be
Nosotr@s _____________
Ell@s/uds _____________
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For DESCRIPTION, think of what you would say if someone asked you “How would you describe____?”
These are the essential qualities that define a person or thing and probably won’t change any time soon.
Example: Adres ES alto, atlético y inteligente
Ser – D.O.T.
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The place a person is from their ORIGIN. The origin of someone or something is not going to change, so we use ser.
Example: Yo SOY de Westmoreland
Ser – D.O.T.
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Use “ser” when telling TIME.
example: Son las dos y media.
Ser – D.O.T.
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Use estar when talking about where something is LOCATED.
Example: Yo estoy en la clase de Español
or – El lápiz está encima del libro.
Estar – Lo.Co.
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Use “estar” with CONDITIONS. Physical, mental, or emotional states. Things that are likely to vary over several hours, days, or even years can be conditions. Estoy cansada en la mañana. (I am tired in
the morning.) Estás triste. (You are sad.)
Estar – Lo.Co.
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Hoy (yo) ___ contento.
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El libro ___ debajo del escritorio.
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Nosotoros _________ de Nueva York.
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Ustedes ________ en Alaska hoy.
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Yo _______ inteligente y trabajadora.
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Tú ______ de Perú.
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Tú ______ simpática.
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______ la una y veinte.
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Hoy nosotros _________ cansados.
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Lupe y Rosa _________ en la biblioteca.
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In 3-4 sentences describe a celebrity.
Una celebridad
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In Spanish, we use the verb “tener” to talk about age.
Do you remember what the verb “tener” means? Tener is a stem-changing irregular
Stem-change is eie the irregular form is the YO form
Talking about age
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**Tengo TenemosTienes TenéisTiene Tienen
Tener – to have
Tener can be used to talk about things that people have- for example: Yo tengo cinco hermanos.
Mi hermano tiene dos perros.Yo tengo una familía grande.
Tener is also used in ways that don’t translate well to English.
For example: We use TENER to talk about age.Tengo quince años. Literally- I have fifteen
years. Better translation- I’m fifteen years old.
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Yo tengo ___________ años. ¿Cuántos años tiene tu padre? Mi padre tiene _________ años ¿Cuántos años tiene __________? _______ tiene ____________ años.
¿Cuántos años tienes?