Irregular verbs (Verbos Completamente irreguares) Flashcards
Differnece between ser and etsar
Ser or estar:
Descriptions
She is tall
ser
Ella es alta.
Ser or estar:
Occupation
I am a teacher
Ser
Soy + [their job].
Soy profesora.
Ser or estar:
Relationships between people
Gustavo is my boyfriend.
Ser
Gustavo es mi novio.
Ser or estar:
Possession
The house is mine
Ser
La casa es mía.
Ser or estar:
Time
(It’s one o’clock.
Ser
Es la una.
Ser or estar:
Event Location (where an event is going to take place. )
The concert is at the stadium.
Ser
El concierto es en el estadio.
Ser or estar:
Climate
Summer is hot
Ser
El verano es caliente.
While ser is not used to describe day-to-day weather, it is used to describe the general climate of a place or time.
Ser or estar:
temporary situations, or temporary physical and emotional states. This would include things like mood or sickness.
He is happy.
The coffee was hot earlier, but now it’s cold.
Estar
Está feliz.
El café estaba caliente hace rato, pero ahora está frío.
Ser or estar:
actions happening in or around the moment of speaking.
They’re eating
Estar
To make this tense, you need the verb estar in the present tense before the stem of the verb plus “-ando” (-AR verbs) or “-iendo” (-IR/-ER verbs).
Están comiendo.
Ser or estar:
When describing where something or someone is
He’s at the supermarket.
Where is Juan?
Estar
Está en el supermercado.
¿Donde está Juan?
Ser or estar:
weather when it is in a temporary state.
It’s cold.
Estar
Está frío.
Ser or Estar:
as a descriptive adjective to express an opinion about the physical appearance of someone or something or to indicate that there is something unexpected about them.
That dress is so beautiful.
Estar
Ese vestido está muy bonito.
Estar:
I am
I am not feeling myself lately. I am stressed all the time.
Estoy
No me siento yo misma últimamente. Estoy estresada todo el tiempo.
Estar:
You are
estás
Estar:
He/She is
está
Estar:
We are
estamos
Estar:
You (Plural) are
estáis
Estar:
They are
Estan
Ser:
I am
Soy
Ser:
You (Singular) are
Eres
Ser:
He/ She is
es
Ser:
We are
Somos
Ser:
You (Plural) are
sois
Ser:
They are
son
Ir:
I go
Voy
Ir:
You (Singular) go
vas
Ir:
He/She go
va
Ir:
We go
vamos
Ir:
You (Plural) go
vais
Ir:
They go
van
Difference between venir and ir
Are you going to come to my house this afternoon?)
(Do you want to go to the movies this afternoon?)
Use venir to describe movement towards the place where you are. Use ir to talk about movement away from the place where you are.
¿Vas a venir a mi casa esta tarde?
¿Quieres ir al cine esta tarde?
Direction or destination
The students go to the library
Ir + a
Los estudiantes van a la biblioteca.
Leaving a place
I go from the office
always followed by preposition “de”
Ir + de
Me voy de la oficina
Talking about means of transport.
Some students go by bus and others go on foot
When you use ir (to go) with means of transport you use the preposition “en”, except when you want to say “walking” or “on foot” (“a pie”).
Algunos estudiantes van en autobús y otros van a pie.
Talking about near future.
They are going to attend the lesson today
Ir + a + infinitive is used to describe actions or events in the near future.
Van a asistir a la clase hoy.
irse
El alumno se fue de la biblioteca muy tarde
(to exit a place)
to leave
to go
To go flat/ to leak
(to pass away)
to die
(to take away)
to go away
(to not remember)
to forget
The student left the library very late.
estar a punto de
El plan de la empresa no puede fracasar; cientos de personas están a punto de perder sus empleos.
(to be very close to)
* to be about to
* to be on the point of
* to be nearly
* to be almost
* to be on the verge of
* to be on the brink of
The company’s plan just cannot fall through; hundreds of people are on the verge of losing their jobs.
(to be very close to)
* to be about to
* to be on the point of
* to be nearly
* to be almost
* to be on the verge of
* to be on the brink of
estar a punto de
