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SER vs. ESTAR!
When to use SER and when to use ESTAR!
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 3
08/20/2011
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Term
...with a predicate nominative, which RENAMES or is EQUAL TO the subject.
 Definition
SER
Term
...to express NATIONALITY or ORIGIN.
 Definition
SER
Term
...to tell TIME.
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SER
Term
...to SHOW POSSESSION.
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SER
Term
...to express ECONOMIC STATE, AGE, and RELIGION.
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SER
Term
...to tell what SOMETHING IS MADE OF.
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SER
Term
...with adjectives which express CHARACTERISTICS or DESCRIPTIONS considered PERMANENT, NATURAL, INHERENT, UNCHANGEABLE, or NORMAL.
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SER
Term
...to EXPRESS LOCATION
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ESTAR
Term
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE (what is happening now, or will happen in the future)
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ESTAR
Term
...with adjectives that express STATES or CHARACTERISTICS that are considered TEMPORARY, UNNATURAL, CHANGEABLE, VARIABLE, or ABNORMAL.
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ESTAR
Term
SER (conjugation)
 Definition
yo soy
tu eres
Él. Ella, Ud. es
nosotros somos
Ellos, Ellas, Uds. son
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ESTAR (conjugation)
 Definition
Yo estoy
Tú estás
Él, Ella, Ud. está
Nosotros estamos
Ellos, Ellas, Uds. están
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