1. Ser & Estar

2. Both ser and estar mean “to be.”
Ser & estar

3. Ser Ser is used to explain long- lasting characteristics.
Example: Soy una muchacha. (I am a girl.)

4. Estar Estar is used to describe a temporary state or condition.
Example: Estoy enfermo. (I am sick.)

5. Estar
Estar is used to describe ALL location (even if the location is permanent) with ONE exception.
Example: Walls está en Mississippi.

6. Location Exception
Estar is used to describe all location of people or things, except for official event locations.
Rule of thumb: If it is an event that could go on an invitation, use “ser” instead of “estar.”
Example: La boda es en la iglesia hoy a las dos.

7. Use Ser when talking about:
origin: Where something/someone is from
long-term characteristics
height
official event location
name
personality
hair & eye color
Time

8. Use estar when talking about:
Where something is located (permanently & temporarily)
Where someone is located (permanently & temporarily)
temporary conditions
sickness
mood
temporary emotions

9. Ser
yo soy nosotros somos
tú eres
él/ella/Ud. es ellos/ellas/Uds. son

10. estar yo estoy nosotros estamos tú estás
él/ella/Ud. está ellos/ellas/Uds. están

11. Don’t forget to use accent marks with the conjugations of estar!

12. Checking for Understanding

13. What do ser and estar mean ?
to be

14. What is ser used to describe?
Long-lasting characteristics
What is ser used to describe?

15. What 2 things is estar used to describe?
temporary condition
ALL location, except event location

16. Use ser to talk about what 8 specific things?
origin: Where something/someone is from
long-term characteristics
height
event location
name
personality
Hair & eye color
Time

17. Use estar to talk about what 6 specific things?
Where something is located (permanently & temporarily)
Where someone is located (permanently & temporarily)
temporary conditions
sickness
mood
temporary emotions

18. What are the conjugations of ser?
yo nosotros tú
él/ella/Ud ellos/ellas/Uds.
soy
somos
eres es
son

19. What are the conjugations of estar?
yo nosotros tú
él/ella/Ud ellos/ellas/Uds.
estoy
estamos
estás
está
están

20. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
Yo ___________ bajo. (I am short.)
Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
soy

21. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
Pancho ___________ enfermo. (Pancho is sick.)
está

22. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
Nosotros __________ en la clase de español. (We are in spanish class.)
estamos

23. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
Mi amigo ___________ rubio. (My friend is blond.) es

24. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
El dinero __________ en su mano. (The money is in his hand.)
está

25. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
Mi nombre ________ Santiago y __________ de Puerto Rico. (My name is Santiago and I am from Puerto Rico.) es
soy

26. Fill in the blank with the correct conjugation of ser or estar.
Mi amiga __________ de mal humor. (My friend is in a bad mood.)
está

27. el fin

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