Unit 2 Flashcards
Should I use ser or estar when talking about condition and how something is?
estar
Should I use ser or estar when talking about essence and what something is?
ser
Ser is used to express:
the hour, day and date place of origin occupation nationality religious or political affiliation the material something is made of possesion relationship of one person to another certain impersonal expressions where an event is taking place essential qualities
Estar is used to express:
geographic or physical location
state or condition
many idiomatic expressions
progressive tenses
When the verb “to be” is followed by a noun, which verb is used?
ser?
D`onde?
Where?
Ad`onde?
To where?
De d`onde?
From where ?
Como?
How?
Cu`al?
What?
Cu`ales?
Which?
Cu`ando?
When?
Cu`anto(-a)?
How much?
Cu`antos(-as)?
How many?
Qu`e?
What?
De qu`e?
About what? Of what?
Qui`en(-es)?
Who?
A qui`en(-es)?
Whom?
Con qui`en(-es)?
With whom?
De qui`en(-es)?
Whose?
Por qu`e?
Why? (for what reason)
Para qu`e?
Why? (for what purpose)
What are the five possessive adjectives?
mi tu su nuestro vuestro