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'''How to use Ser and Estar?'''
 
In Spanish the verb "to be" have two meanings, And it may be difficult at first, but don't worry it's nothing out of this world.
In Spanish the verb "to be" have two meanings, And it may be difficult at first, but don't worry it's nothing out of this world.



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How to use Ser and Estar?

In Spanish the verb "to be" have two meanings, And it may be difficult at first, but don't worry it's nothing out of this world.

Ser

This word it is used to attribute to the subject of the sentence a quality or condition of his own, for example

"Yo soy Gary."

"Él es Profesor."

"Ustedes son altos."

This word change with the pronoun and it stays like this

Presente Pronoun Simple Present
Yo Soy I Am
Eres You Are
Él / Ella Es He Is
Nosotros Somos We Are
Ustedes Son You Are
Vosotros Sois You Are
Ellos / Ellas Son They Are
Eso / Esto Es It Is

Also changes when used in the all the verbal timesː

Pasado Simple Pretérito Imperfecto Futuro Pronound Simple Past Future
Yo Fui Era Seré I Was Will be
Tu Fuiste Eras Serás You Were Will be
El / Ella Fue Era Será She / He Was Will be
Nosotros Fuimos Eramos Seremos We Were Will be
Ustedes Fueron Eran Serán You Were Will be
Vosotros Fuisteis Erais Seréis You Were Will be
Ellos / Ellas Fueron Eran Serán They Were Will be
Eso / Esto Fue Era Será It Was Will be

Estar

  • To exist, to locate a person or thing in a place, situation, condition, etc. Eg: Estoy feo, estoy viudo, estoy en Canadá, estoy encerrado.
  • Staying a certain time in a place, in a situation. Eg: Estuvo aquí toda la tarde
  • To be, to feel, to be in a certain way. It is constructed with passive adjectives or expressions expressing feelings, sensations, etc. And with adverbs so. Eg: Estoy triste, estoy bien, estoy cansado.
  • To be such a day or date, or such month. Eg: Estamos a martes, Estamos a 3 de marzo
  • Have some price. Eg: ¿Cuánto está el kilogramo de cebollas?

Presente

Pasado Pretérito imperfecto Futuro
Yo Estoy Estaba Estuve Estaré
Tu Estás Estabas Estuviste Estarás
El / Ella Está Estaba Estuvo Estará
Nosotros Estamos Estábamos Estuvimos Estaremos
Ustedes Están Estaban Estuvieron Estarán
Vosotros Estáis Estabais Estuvisteis Estaréis
Ellos / Ellas Están Estaban Estuvieron Estarán