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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

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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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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

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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

A

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

A

Ser - lively

Estar - alive

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Bueno

A

Ser - good

Estar - well (in good health)

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Cansado

A

Ser - tiring (person)

Estar - tired

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Grave

A

Ser - serious (personality)

Estar - seriously ill

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Verde

A

Ser - green

Estar - unripe

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Q

Moreno

A

Ser - dark-haired

Estar - suntanned

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Q

Pesado

A

Ser - heavy (thing)

Estar - tiresome

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Aburrido

A

Ser - boring

Estar - bored

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Seguro

A

Ser - safe

Estar -sure/ certain

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Q

ser or estar? why?

mis abuelos …. de Barcelona

A

son (origin)

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Q

ser or estar? why?

el padre de mi amiga … dentista

A

es (profession)

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Q

ser or estar? why?

mi diccionario … en mi bolsa

A

está (location)

37
Q

ser or estar? why?

Marta … contenta porque tiene vacaciones

A

está (emotion)

38
Q

ser or estar? why?

este café … muy rico, creo que … de Columbia

A

está (state of something)

es (origin)

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Q

ser or estar? why?

la conferencia de español … a las ocho y media

A

es (time)

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Q

ser or estar? why?

¿Dónde … Felipe? … detrás de Lola

A

está (location)

está (location)

41
Q

ser or estar? why?

mañana vamos a ir a un concierto, … en el parque al aire libre

A

es (event)

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Q

ser or estar? why?

no aguanto más a esos chicos: .., muy aburridos

A

son (description)

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Q

ser or estar? why?
Bilbao … la ciudad más grande del Pais vasco pero no … la capital. … bastante contaminada y … situada en la costa

A

es (description)
es (description)
está (temporary description)
está (temporary description)

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Q

ser or estar? why?

mis primos … muy morenos, … de vacaciones en Cuba

A

están (physical description)

están (location)

45
Q

ser or estar? why?

qué triste … esta película, todos … muy tristes

A

es (description)

están (emotion)

46
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ser or estar? why?

Rosa … muy preocupado porque su novio … un borracho. Tiene serios problemas con el acohol

A

está (temporary description)

es (permanent description)

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ser or estar? why?

antes ellos … casados pero ahora … solteros

A

están (permanent relationship)

están (permanent relationship)

48
Q

ser or estar? why?
ayer comí una paella que … riquísima, … típica de Valencia
(put into present for the purpose of the task)

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está (temporary description)

es (origin)

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