1. All about
Ser and Estar
By: Abby Franks
Section 1

2. About the teacher Mnemonic Device
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Present tense-ser How to use ser
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Present tense-estar How to use estar
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Past tense- ser Helpful Hints
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Past tense- estar Resources
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Ser or Estar?

3. I have been studying Spanish for 4 years.
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 I found it to be my passion after I was
immersed in the language after a short
excursion in Argentina.
 I plan to study abroad in Spain next
summer.
 And I find learning new languages fun,
exciting, and essential to living in our
world today!
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4. Singular Plural
Yo- soy Nosotros- somos
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Tú- eres Vosotros- sois
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Él, Ella, Ud.- es Ellos, Ellas, Uds.- son
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Ser Present Tense

5. Singular Plural
Yo- estoy Nosotros- estamos
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Tú- estás Vosotros- estáis
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Él, Ella, Ud.- está Ellos,Ellas,Uds.-están
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Estar Present Tense

6. Singular Plural
Yo- fui Nosotros- fuimos
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Tú- fuiste Vosotros- fuisteis
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Él, Ella, Ud.- fue Ellos, Ellas, Uds.- fueron
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Ser Past Tense

7. Singular Plural
Yo- estuve Nosotros- estuvimos
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Tú- estuviste Vosotros- estuvisteis
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Él, Ella, Ud.- estuvo Ellos,Ellas,Uds.-estuvieron
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Estar Past Tense

8. Ser Estar
Time Position
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Origin Location
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Possession Action
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Characteristic Condition
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Occupation Emotion
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Where
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Mnemonic Devices

9. Time- tells us the time or date.
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◦ Son las dos. La fecha es el tres de Marzo.
Origin- to tell where something/someone is from
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◦ La libra es de la biblioteca. Rosa es de Puerto Rico.
Possession- tells who something belongs to.
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◦ El perro es de Margarita. La pluma es de Juan.
Characteristics- these are things that are used for nouns
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that makes them what they are. It is something that
ALWAYS will describe it.
◦ Maria es bonita. Argentina es grande.
Occupation – tells what someone does for a living
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◦ Jorge es un carpintero. Adriana es una actríz.
Where- where an event is taking place.
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◦ La pelicula es en el cine. La fiesta es en la club.
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How Ser is Used

10. Position- in relation to something else
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El Chile está en America del Sur.
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Location- where something is right now
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◦ Estoy en la libreria.
Action- estar+ verb ending in –ando or –
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iendo
◦ Estoy leyendo.
Condition- how something is, at this
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moment.
◦ Estoy enferma.
Emotion- how you feel, something that
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might go away.
◦ Estoy algre ahora.
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How Estar is Used

11. Don’t forget the accents for estar!
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Ser is normally temparary
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Estar is like the definition
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De is normally used in estar
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En is normally used in Ser
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If all else fails…remember T.O.P.C.O.W.
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and P.L.A.C.E.
Or click on the picture for a video
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Helpful Hints

12. http://images.google.com/
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZwoy
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http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/ser
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est3.htm
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Resources