Los verbos ser y estar en espaol

The verb to be in Spanish

English speakers can use the verb to be in many contexts, but it is only one verb.
The verb to be, however, is divided into two different verbs in Spanish: the verbs
ser and estar.

First of all, lets review the conjugation of these verbs in Spanish:

SIMPLE PRESENT

Verbo ser
English

Spanish

I am

Yo soy

You are

T eres / usted es

He is

l es

She is

Ella es

* It is

l / ella / ello es

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** We are

Nosotros / nosotras somos

You are

Ustedes son

They are

Ellos / ellas son

* Spanish speakers dont really use the subject pronoun it because they use l
and ella for people, animals, and objects.
** The feminine form of the subject pronouns can be used when talking about
women only.
Examples:
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John and Stuart : ellos (they).

Tim and Rachel: ellos (they).
Sophia and Amanda: ellas (they).

Verbo estar
English

Spanish

I am

Yo estoy

You are

T ests / usted est

He is

l est

She is

Ella est

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It is

l / ella / ello est

We are

Nosotros / nosotras estamos

You are

Ustedes estn

They are

Ellos / ellas estn

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