Language/Spanish/Grammar/How-to-use-Ser-o-Estar-(verb-to-be)

2019-02-17T20:47:44Z

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<div style="font-size:300%;">How to use Ser and Estar?</div>
In Spanish the verb "to be" have two meanings, And it may be difficult at first, but don't worry it's nothing out of this world.

== Ser ==
This word it is used to attribute to the subject of the sentence a quality or condition of his own, for example

"Yo '''soy''' Gary."

"Él '''es''' Profesor."

"Ustedes '''son''' altos."

This word change with the pronoun and it stays like this
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Presente
!Pronoun
!Simple Present
|-
|Yo
|Soy
|I
|Am
|-
|Tú
|Eres
|You
|Are
|-
|Él / Ella
|Es
|He
|Is
|-
|Nosotros
|Somos
|We
|Are
|-
|Ustedes
|Son
|You
|Are
|-
|Vosotros
|Sois
|You
|Are
|-
|Ellos / Ellas
|Son
|They
|Are
|-
|Eso / Esto 
|Es
|It
|Is
|}
Also changes when used in the all the verbal timesː
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Pasado Simple
!Pretérito Imperfecto
!Futuro
!Pronoun
!Simple Past 
!Future
|-
|Yo
|Fui
|Era
|Seré
|I
|Was
|Will be
|-
|Tu
|Fuiste
|Eras
|Serás
|You
|Were
|Will be
|-
|El / Ella
|Fue
|Era
|Será
|She / He
|Was
|Will be
|-
|Nosotros
|Fuimos
|Eramos
|Seremos
|We
|Were
|Will be
|-
|Ustedes
|Fueron
|Eran
|Serán
|You
|Were
|Will be
|-
|Vosotros
|Fuisteis
|Erais
|Seréis
|You
|Were
|Will be
|-
|Ellos / Ellas
|Fueron
|Eran
|Serán
|They
|Were
|Will be
|-
|Eso / Esto 
|Fue
|Era
|Será
|It
|Was
|Will be
|}

== Estar ==
* To exist, to locate a person or thing in a place, situation, condition, etc. Eg: '''Estoy''' feo, '''estoy''' viudo, '''estoy''' en Canadá, '''estoy''' encerrado.

* Staying a certain time in a place, in a situation. Eg: '''Estuvo''' aquí toda la tarde

* To be, to feel, to be in a certain way. It is constructed with passive adjectives or expressions expressing feelings, sensations, etc. And with adverbs so. Eg: '''Estoy''' triste, '''estoy''' bien, '''estoy''' cansado.
* To be such a day or date, or such month. Eg: '''Estamos''' a martes, '''Estamos''' a 3 de marzo
* Have some price. Eg: ¿Cuánto '''está''' el kilogramo de cebollas?
{| class="wikitable"
!
!
Presente
!Pasado
!Pretérito imperfecto
!Futuro
|-
!Yo
|Estoy
|Estaba
|Estuve
|Estaré
|-
!Tu
|Estás
|Estabas
|Estuviste
|Estarás
|-
!El / Ella
|Está
|Estaba
|Estuvo
|Estará
|-
!Nosotros
|Estamos
|Estábamos
|Estuvimos
|Estaremos
|-
!Ustedes
|Están
|Estaban
|Estuvieron
|Estarán
|-
!Vosotros
|Estáis
|Estabais
|Estuvisteis
|Estaréis
|-
!Ellos / Ellas
|Están
|Estaban
|Estuvieron
|Estarán
|}

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