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Conjugate estar

A 
Estoy
Estás
Está
Estamos
Estáis
Están
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Conjugate ser

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Soy
Eres
Es
Somos 
Sois
Son
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Time, Day or Date

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Ser

¿Qué hora es? Son las dos

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Origin

A

Ser

¿De dónde eres? Soy de Inglaterra

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Geographical or physical location (except where an event is taking place)

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Estar
Barcelona está en España
Estamos en la escuela

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Job

A

Ser

Soy médico/a

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Emotions

A

Estar

Estoy feliz

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Health (including death)

A

Estar

¿Estás enferma? Está muerta

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Marital Status

A

Estar

Mi prima está casada. Tus padres están seperados

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Q

How something is:
the apple is ripe
the music loud
the soup is cold

A

Estar
La manzana está verde
La música está alta
La sopa está fria

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The state or condition of someone or something

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Estar

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Nationality

A

Ser

Soy ingles/a

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Religion

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Ser

¿Eres Católico?

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Idiomatic Expressions
(an expression whose meaning cannot be guessed from the meanings of the words that make it up - not usually translatable)

Eg. English idiomatic expressions:
The world is your oyster
Have a whale of a time
With bells on

A

Estar

Eg. Spanish idiomatic expressions:
Estar en las nubes - to day dream
Estar de acuerdo - to be in agreement
Estar en camino - to be on the way
"ser un cielo" - to be a star
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Political Support

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Ser

El gobierno es socialista

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Material (what something is made of)

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Ser

Mis pantalones son de algodón

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Possession (who owns something)

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Ser

Es mi bolígrafo

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Progressive Tense
(not learnt yet but it is the tense used to say what you are doing at the moment)
A

Estar

Estoy estudiando español - I am studying spanish now

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Where an event is taking place

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Ser

La fiesta es en mi casa

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Describing someone or something (personality and physical description)

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Ser
Soy alto/a
Es my aburrido
La casa es bastante grande

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Listo

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Ser - clever

Estar - ready

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Impersonal expressions (it is important that… it is necessary that…)

A

Ser

Es muy importante que te bañes

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Malo

A

Ser - bad

Estar - ill

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Rico

A

Ser - rich

Estar - tasty (for food)

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Vivo
Ser - lively | Estar - alive
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Bueno
Ser - good | Estar - well (in good health)
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Cansado
Ser - tiring (person) | Estar - tired
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Grave
Ser - serious (personality) | Estar - seriously ill
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Verde
Ser - green | Estar - unripe
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Moreno
Ser - dark-haired | Estar - suntanned
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Pesado
Ser - heavy (thing) | Estar - tiresome
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Aburrido
Ser - boring | Estar - bored
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Seguro
Ser - safe | Estar -sure/ certain
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ser or estar? why? | mis abuelos .... de Barcelona
son (origin)
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ser or estar? why? | el padre de mi amiga ... dentista
es (profession)
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ser or estar? why? | mi diccionario ... en mi bolsa
está (location)
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ser or estar? why? | Marta ... contenta porque tiene vacaciones
está (emotion)
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ser or estar? why? | este café ... muy rico, creo que ... de Columbia
está (state of something) | es (origin)
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ser or estar? why? | la conferencia de español ... a las ocho y media
es (time)
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ser or estar? why? | ¿Dónde ... Felipe? ... detrás de Lola
está (location) | está (location)
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ser or estar? why? | mañana vamos a ir a un concierto, ... en el parque al aire libre
es (event)
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ser or estar? why? | no aguanto más a esos chicos: .., muy aburridos
son (description)
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ser or estar? why? Bilbao ... la ciudad más grande del Pais vasco pero no ... la capital. ... bastante contaminada y ... situada en la costa
es (description) es (description) está (temporary description) está (temporary description)
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ser or estar? why? | mis primos ... muy morenos, ... de vacaciones en Cuba
están (physical description) | están (location)
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ser or estar? why? | qué triste ... esta película, todos ... muy tristes
es (description) | están (emotion)
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ser or estar? why? | Rosa ... muy preocupado porque su novio ... un borracho. Tiene serios problemas con el acohol
está (temporary description) | es (permanent description)
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ser or estar? why? | antes ellos ... casados pero ahora ... solteros
están (permanent relationship) | están (permanent relationship)
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ser or estar? why? ayer comí una paella que ... riquísima, ... típica de Valencia (put into present for the purpose of the task)
está (temporary description) | es (origin)

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