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The Use of Ser y 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 o Soy
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
This word change with the pronoun and it stays like this
Pronoun | Present | Pronoun | |
---|---|---|---|
Yo | Soy | I | am |
Tú | Eres | You | are |
Él | Es | He | is |
Ella | Es | She | is |
Nosotros | Somos | We | are |
Vosotros/Ustedes | Son | You | are |
Ellos/Ellas | Son | They | are |
Eso | Es | That (Things) | is |
Also changes when used in the past
Pronoun | Pasado Simple | Pretérito Imperfecto | Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto | Pronound | Simple Past |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yo | Fui | Era | Había Sido | I | was |
Tu | Fuiste | Eras | Habias Sido | You | were |
Ël | Fue | Era | Habia Sido | He | was |
Ella | Fue | Era | Habia Sido | She | was |
Nosotros | Fuimos | Eramos | Habiamos Sido | We | went |
Vosotros/Ustedes | Fueron | Eran | Habiais/Habían Sido | You | were |
Ellos/Ellas | Fueron | Eran | Habian Sido | They | were |
Eso | Fue | Era | Habia Sido | That (Things) | was |
Still in development