Ser o Estar y por o para Flashcards
Ser o Estar
Ser > DOCTOR (Description, Occupation, Characteristics, Time, Origin, Relationship)
Estar > PLACE (Position, Location, Action, Condition, Emotion)
Por vs Para:
reasons for para (7)
purpose > e.g. these glasses are FOR seeing up close
deadline > I need to finish work FOR Saturday
exact data > I will come back home FOR my dad’s birthday.
Recipient > I bought this FOR my friend
Destination > the train is FOR Barcelona
Contrast/Considering > you speak good English for a foreigner
Opinion > for me (para mi)
Por vs Para:
uses of por (9)
causa/reason > I’m late for/because of the traffic
exchange > traded one thing for another
price > bought for 10euros
means > I sent an message ‘by’ email
approximate destination / around > creo que la estación está por aquí
‘through’ > Paso por el parque
‘by’ > el libro ha sido escrito por ese autor
approximate time > I’m going on holiday for a month
parts of day > in the morning / por la mañana
Place > ‘P’
sitting, standing, together, alone
position:
estar + sentado, de pie, juntos, solo
PLACE - E
happy, sad, worried, upset, afraid/scared
Emotion: feliz, triste preocupado/a - worried decepcionado/a - upset asustado - scared
the man at the front/back of the photo
el hombre en el frente/la parte de la foto
PLACE > A
chatting, listening, smiling, watching, laughing, crying
estar (conj.) +: hablando escuchando sonriendo - smiling riendo - laughing llanto - crying