Chapter 3- ser vs estar Flashcards

1
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use “soy” when talking about

A

characteristics, occupation, origin

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use “estoy” when talking about

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actions, emotions, location

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3
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quien eres

A

who are you?

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4
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I am Kim

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Soy Kim

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5
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I am honest

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Soy honesto/a

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6
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I am brave

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Soy valiente

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7
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I am nice, gentle, friendly, kind

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Soy amable (ah-mah-bleh)

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8
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I am a woman/ man

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Soy mujer/ hombre

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9
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I am Mexican

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Soy mexicano/a

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10
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I am American

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Soy americano/a

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11
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I am from the USA

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Soy de Estados Unidos

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12
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I am from Mexico

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Soy de Mexico

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13
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What do you do for a living?

A

A que te dedicas

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14
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I am a nurse

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Soy enfermero/a

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15
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I am a financial manager

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Soy gerente financiero (heh-ren-teh fee-nan-cee-ero)

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16
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I am an airplane mechanic

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soy mecánico de aviones

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17
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How are you?

A

Como estas

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18
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I am very well

A

Estoy muy bien

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19
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I am busy

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Estoy ocupado/a

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20
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I am bored

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Estoy aburrido/a

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21
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I am scared

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Estoy asustado/a

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22
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I am a bit sad

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Estoy un poco triste

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23
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I am a little bit tired

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Estoy un poquito cansado/a

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24
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I am frustrated

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Estoy frustrado/a

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25
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What are you doing?

A

Que estas haciendo?

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26
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I am eating/cooking

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Estoy comiendo/cocinando

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27
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I am studying/ working

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Estoy estudiando/ trabajando

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28
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I am practicing my Spanish

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Estoy practicando mi espanol

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29
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Donde estas

A

Where are you?

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30
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I am home

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Estoy en la casa

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31
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I am at the beach

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Estoy en la playa

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32
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I am in my car

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Estoy en mi carro / coche

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33
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I am outside/ inside

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Estoy afuera/ adentro

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34
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I am in the pool

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Estoy en la piscina (pee-seen-ah)

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35
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I am (estar)

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Estoy

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36
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You are (estar)

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Estas

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37
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He/She is (estar)

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Esta

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38
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We are (estar)

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Estamos

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39
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They are (estar)

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Estan

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40
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I am (ser)

A

Soy

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41
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You are (ser)

A

eres

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42
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He /She is (ser)

A

es

43
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We are (ser)

A

Somos

44
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They are (ser)

A

son

45
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I am very happy today

A

estoy muy feliz / alegre hoy

46
Q

I am buying some things at the grocery store

A

Estoy comprando unas cosas en el supermercado

47
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You are doing a good job

A

Estas haciendo un buen trabajo

48
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Are you ok?

A

Estas bien?

49
Q

He is driving

A

El esta manejando

50
Q

She is visiting her sister

A

Ella esta visitando a su hermana

51
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We are about to get there

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Estamos a punto de llegar

52
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we are all here

A

Estamos todos aqui

53
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They are excited to see you

A

Estan emocionados por verte

54
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The keys (they) are hanging

A

Las llaves estan colgadas

55
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I am a hard working person

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Soy una persona trabajadora

56
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I am honest and loyal

A

Soy honesto/a y leal

57
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You are funny

A

Eres gracioso/a

58
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Where are you from?

A

De donde eres

59
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He is a musician

A

El es musico

60
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She is my friend

A

Ella es mi amiga

61
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We are from Oklahoma

A

Somos de oklahoma

62
Q

We are a close family

A

Somos una familia unida

63
Q

They are from texas

A

Ellos son de texas

64
Q

My parents are mexican

A

Mis padres son mexicanos

65
Q

I have

A

tengo

66
Q

I was cold/ hot

A

Tenia frio/ calor

67
Q

I was sleepy

A

tenia sueño

68
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I was hungry

A

tenia hambre

69
Q

I was 10 years old

A

tenia diez anos

70
Q

you were cold

A

tu tenias frio

71
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he/she was hot

A

el/ ella tenia calor

72
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we were sleepy

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teniamos sueno

73
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they were hungry

A

ellos tenian hambre

74
Q

past simple of estar- I was, you were, he/she was, we were, they were

A

estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, esuvieron

75
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I was in chicago last week

A

Estuve en chicago la semana pasada

76
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I was tired all evening

A

Estuve cansado/a toda la tarde

77
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I was waiting for you

A

estuve esperandote

78
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I was at the fair

A

estuve en la feria

79
Q

I was on a trip to mexico

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estuve de viaje en mexico

80
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I was with them

A

estuve con ellos

81
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past imperfect of estar- I was, you were, he/ she was, we were, they were

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estaba, estabas, estaba, estabamos, estaban

82
Q

I was outside when (something happened)

A

estaba afuera cuando (algo paso)

83
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i was playing video games

A

estaba jugando videojuegos

84
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i was studying for my exam

A

estaba estudiando para mi examen

85
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i was talking on the phone and time flew by

A

estaba hablando por telefono y se me fue el tiempo

86
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i was in a meeting

A

estaba en una junta

87
Q

i was cooking when you called me

A

estaba cocinando cuando me llamaste

88
Q

i was in my room listening to music

A

estaba en mi cuarto escuchando musica

89
Q

i was nervous

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estaba nervioso/a

90
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i was in love

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estaba enamorado/a

91
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i was working with my brother

A

estaba trabajando con mi hermano

92
Q

i was sick

A

estaba enfermo/a

93
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past simple of ser- i was, you were, he/ she was, we were, they were

A

fui, fuiste, fue, fuimos, fueron

94
Q

i was a member of that organization

A

fui miembro de esa organizacion

95
Q

i was invited to their bday party

A

fui invitado/a a su fiesta de cumpleanos

96
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i was a consierge at that hotel

A

fui maletero en ese hotel

97
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i was the best candidate

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fui la mejor candidato/a

98
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i was very cruel to(with) you

A

fui muy cruel contigo

99
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i was very short(sarcastic) with him/her

A

fui muy cortante con el/ella

100
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past imperfect of ser- i was, you were, he/she was, we were, they were

A

era, eras, era, eramos, eran

101
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i/he/she was a student

A

era un estudiante

102
Q

i/he/she was an introvert / extrovert

A

era introvertido/a , extrovertido/a

103
Q

i/he/she was shy

A

era timido/a

104
Q

i/he/she was naive

A

era ingenuo/a