TO BE,

OR

TO BE!

(huh?)

SPANISH OFFERS

TWO DIFFERENT

VERBSWHICH BOTH

MEAN“TO BE” :

SER AND

ESTAR

“SO IF THEY BOTH MEAN THE SAME

THING, HOW DO I

KNOW WHICH ONE TO

USE---SER OR

ESTAR?”

IDIOT! THEY EACH

HAVE DIFFERENT

FUNCTIONS!!!

SER OR ESTAR:

TO BE OR TO BE?????

SER:to be ESTAR: to beSOY ESTOY =I AMERES ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES ESTÁ =HE,SHE,UD. IT ISSOMOS ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON ESTÁN =THEY, YA’LL ARE

SO,WHILE THEY HAVE THE

SAME MEANING…

SO,WHILE THEY HAVE THE

SAME MEANING…

THEY FUNCTION DIFFERENTLY?

EXACTLY!

ISTILL DON’

TGET IT…

DESCRIPTIONS: I AM TALL. YO SOY

ALTA.TIME:

IT IS 1:00. ES LA UNA.

CHARACTERISTICS:HE IS STUDIOUS. ES ESTUDIOSO.

ORIGINS:WE ARE FROM TEXAS. SOMOS DE

TEJAS.

“SER”FUNCTIONS TO SHOW

FOUR THINGS:

FEELINGS:THEY ARE HAPPY. ESTÁN CONTENTOS.

LOCATIONS:I AM HERE. ESTOY AQUÍ.

WHILE “ESTAR”

FUNCTIONS TO SHOW ONLY TWO:

I GET IT NOW…IF I’M

NOT TALKING ABOUT

FEELINGS OR LOCATIONS…

THEN I USE SER!!!EASY.

AND IF I AM TALKING ABOUT FEELINGS OR LOCATIONS…

THEN I USE ESTAR!!!I GET IT!

So which is it?—

And don’t mess this

up!!!

THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:

SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)

SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE

SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY

ELSE PLURAL ARE

1) It is 1:00. Is it a) Es la una. Orb) Está la una.

Of course it is “es”—it is not a feeling or location. It is TIME.

THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:

SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)

SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE

SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY

ELSE PLURAL ARE

2) I am here. Is it a) Soy aquí. Orb) Estoy aquí.

Of course it is “estoy”—it is a location.

THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:

SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)

SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE

SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY

ELSE PLURAL ARE

3) We are from Texas. Is it a) Somos de Texas. Orb) Estamos de Texas.

Of course it is “somos”—it is not a feeling or location.

It is AN ORIGIN.

THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:

SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)

SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE

SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY

ELSE PLURAL ARE

4) He is studious. Is it a) Es estudioso. Orb) Está estudioso.

Of course it is “es”—it is not a feeling or location. It is A CHARACTERISTIC.

THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:

SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)

SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE

SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY

ELSE PLURAL ARE

5) They are happy. Is it a) Son contentos. Orb) Están contentos.

Of course it is “están”—it is a feeling.

THESE ARE THE TWO CHOICES:

SER: to be ESTAR: to be (feelings and locations)

SOY---------------------- ESTOY =I AMERES-------------------- ESTÁS =YOU ARE (FAM.)ES------------------------ ESTÁ =EVERYBODY ELSE

SINGULAR ISSOMOS ----------------- ESTAMOS =WE ARESOIS-------------------- ESTÁIS =WE ARE (IN SPAIN)SON---------------------- ESTÁN =EVERYBODY

ELSE PLURAL ARE

6) I am tall. Is it a) Soy alta. Orb) Estoy alta.

Of course it is “soy”—it is not a feeling or location. It is A DESCRIPTION.

EL FIN