Ser vs Estar Flashcards

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Eres

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You are

Present permanent

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Soy

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I am

Present permanent

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Es

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He/she/it is

Present permanent

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Somos

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We are

Present permanent

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Sois

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You (all) are

Present permanent

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Son

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They are

Present permanent

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Estoy

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I am

Present temporary

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Estás

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You are

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Está

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He/she/it is

Present temporary

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Estamos

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We are

Present temporary

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10
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Estáis

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You (all) are

Present temporary

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Están

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They are

Present temporary

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Era

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I was

Imperfect past permanent

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Eras

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You were

Imperfect past permanent

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14
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Era

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He/she/it was

Imperfect past permanent

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15
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Éramos

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We were

Imperfect past permanent

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Eráis

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You (all) were

Imperfect past permanent

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Eran

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They were

Imperfect past permanent

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18
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Estaba

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I was

Imperfect past temporary

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Estabas

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You were

Imperfect past temporary

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Estaba

A

He/she/it was

Imperfect past temporary

21
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Estábamos

A

We were

Imperfect past temporary

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Estabáis

A

You (all) were

Imperfect past temporary

23
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Estaban

A

They were

Imperfect past temporary

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Fui

A

I was

Preterite past permanent

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Fuiste

A

You were

Preterite past permanent

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Fue

A

He/she/it was

Preterite past permanent

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Fuimos

A

We were

Preterite past permanent

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Fuisteis

A

You (all) were

Preterite past permanent

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Fueron

A

They were

Preterite past permanent

30
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Estuve

A

I was

Preterite past temporary

31
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Estuviste

A

You were

Preterite past temporary

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Estuvo

A

He/she/it was

Preterite past tempoarary

33
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Estuvimos

A

We were

Preterite past temporary

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Estuvisteis

A

You (all) were

Preterite past temporary

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Estuvieron

A

They were

Preterite past temporary

36
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Preterite vs Imperfect

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Preterite: only one action/time
Imperfect: many/can happen again

37
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Había

A

There was/were

Preterite past

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Hubo

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There was/were

Imperfect past

39
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Estar

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Temporary—applies to
•location
•mood
•well-being
•present progressive tense (-ing)
40
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Ser

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Permanent—applies to
•who, what, when
•telling time
•show possession
•profession/nationality
•physical appearance
41
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Es and Son for telling time

A

Es for Una

Son for hours

42
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Seemed that

A

Parecía que

43
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Had the urge to

A

Tenía ganas de

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As if it were

A

Combo si fuera

45
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Went

A

Fue a/fueron a

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Was

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Era/eran

47
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If you were

A

Sí fueras…

48
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If you were

A

Si estuvieras

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If you had

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Si tuvieras