TO BE
SER / ESTAR
VERB TO BE
TO BE: SER TO BE: ESTAR
Utilizamos para: SITUACIONES Utilizamos para: SITUACIONES
PERMANENTES. TEMPORALES.
Género (mujer/hombre) Estados de ánimo
Nacionalidad Ubicación
Profesión Compañía
Parentesco Condición médica (temporal)
Rasgos físicos
Personalidad
Condición médica (permanente)
PERSONAL PRONOUNS
I = Yo (1ª. persona singular) CONJUGACIÓN TO BE PRESENTE
You = Tú (2ª. Persona singular) I am = Yo soy / Yo estoy
He = Él (3ª. Persona singular) You are = Tú eres / Tú estás
She = Ella (3ª. Persona singular) He is = Él es / Él está
It = Eso (3ª. Persona singular) She is = Ella es / Ella está
We = Nosotros (1ª. Persona plural) It is = Eso es / Eso está
You = Ustedes (2ª. Persona plural) We are = Nosotros somos /
nosotros estamos.
They = Ellos (3ª. Persona plural)
You are = Ustedes son / ustedes
están.
They are = Ellos son / ellos están.
CONTRACTIONS
FULL FORM (FORMAL: WRITTEN) SHORT FORM (INFORMAL: SPOKEN)
I AM I’M
YOU ARE YOU’RE
HE IS HE’S
SHE IS SHE’S
IT IS IT’S
WE ARE WE’RE
YOU ARE YOU’RE
THEY ARE THEY’RE
STRUCTURE (AFFIRMATIVE FORM)
Subject/Pronoun + verb: am/is/are + complement.
Example:
I am a student (ser)
We are students (ser)
You are in my house (estar)
She is sick (estar)
HOMEWORK 1
Write 8 sentences with to be (ser)
using all the pronouns and different
situations (permanent).
Write 8 sentences with to be (estar)
using all the pronouns and different
situations (temporary).
CONTRACTIONS IN NEGATIVE
I am not : I’m not (No soy / no estoy)
You are not : You aren’t (No eres / no estás)
He is not : He isn’t (Él no es / Él no está)
She is not: She isn’t (Ella no es / Ella no está)
It is not: It isn’t (Eso no es / Eso no está)
We are not: We aren’t (Nosotros no somos / nosotros no estamos)
You are not : You aren’t (Ustedes no son / ustedes no están)
They are not : They aren’t (Ellos no son / ellos no están)
STRUCTURE (NEGATIVE FORM)
Subject /Pronoun + am / is / are
+ not + complement.
You aren’t in my house (estar)
I am not a doctor (ser)
We aren’t in the school (estar)
They aren’t small (ser)
HOMEWORK 2
Write 8 sentences with to be in
negative form (ser) using all the
pronouns and different situations
(permanent).
Write 8 sentences with to be in
negative form (estar) using all the
pronouns and different situations
(temporary).
QUESTION WORDS
STRUCTURE (INTERROGATIVE FORM)
(Question Word) + am/is/are + subject + complement + ”?”
Q:Where I am? (¿Dónde estoy?)
A: You are in teacher Daniela’s Class. (Estás en clase de la maestra Daniela)
A: Which backpack is yours? (¿Cuál mochila es tuya?)
A: My backpack is the red one (Mi mochila es la roja)
Q: Where is your mother? (¿Dónde está tu mamá?)
A: She is in my house (Ella está en mi casa)
Q: Why are they at the hospital? (¿Por qué están en el hospital?)
A: Because they are sick (Porque están enfermos)
STRUCTURE (INTERROGATIVE FORM)
EXAMPLES WITHOUT Q.W.
Q: Am I in teacher Daniela’s class? (¿Estoy en clase de la maestra Daniela?)
A: Yes, you are / No, you are not. (Sí estás / No estás)
Q: Is the red backpack yours? (¿Es tuya la mochila roja?)
A: Yes, it is / No, it isn’t. (Sí es / No es)
Q: Are they in the hospital? (¿Están en el hospital?)
A: Yes, they are / No, they are not. (Sí están / No están)
Q: Are they sick? (¿Están enfermos?)
A: Yes, they are / No, they are not. (Sí, están / No están)
HOMEWORK 3
Write 8 sentences with to be in
interrogative form (ser) using all the
pronouns and different situations
(permanent) with QUESTION WORDS and
ANSWERS.
Write 8 sentences with to be in
interrogative form (estar) using all the
pronouns and different situations
(temporary) with QUESTION WORDS and
ANSWERS.
Write 8 YES / NO questions with to be in
interrogative form (ser) using all the
pronouns and different situations
(permanent) and answer them.
Write 8 YES / NO questions with to be in
interrogative form (estar) using all the
pronouns and different situations
(temporary) and answer them.
