To Be Flashcards
To be (permenant)
Ser
We use Ser usually to talk about…
names, nationalities, occupations, relationships, physical/personality traits
Affirmative sentence structure for ser
subject + verb ser + adjective (i.e. Las classes son divertidas - the classes are fun)
Negative sentence structure for ser
subject + no + verb ser + adjective (i.e. Marcos no es grosero - Marcos is not rude)
Interrogative sentence structure for ser
¿ + subject + verb ser + adjective + ?
(i.e. ¿Tú eres abogado? are you a lawyer?
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Yo’
Yo soy
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Tú’
Tú eres
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Usted’
Usted es
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Él’
Él es
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ella’
Ella es
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Nosotros’
Nosotros somos
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Nosotras’
Nosotras somos
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ustedes’
Ustedes son
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ellos’
Ellos son
Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ellas’
Ellas son
To be (impermenant)
Estar
Estar is used to talk about…
Emotions, appearance, conditions and location
Affirmative sentence structure for estar
subject + verb estar + adjective (i.e. Yo estoy feliz - I am happy)
Negative sentence structure for estar
subject + no + verb estar + adjective (i.e. Yo no estoy en casa - I am not at home)
Interrogative sentence structure for estar
¿ + subject + verb estar + adjective + ? (i.e. ¿Estás en casa? - Are you at home?)
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Yo’
Yo estoy
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Tú’
Tú estás
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Usted’
Usted está
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Él’
Él está
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ella’
Ella está
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Nosotros’
Nosotros estamos
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Nosotras’
Nosotras estamos
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ustedes’
Ustedes están
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ellos’
Ellos están
Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Ellas’
Ellas están
What is the present progressive?
used to describe an action or event happening at the moment
Affirmative sentence structure for present progressive…
subject + verb estar + verb -ando/-iendo + complement (i.e. Estoy comiendo la cena - I am eating dinner)