SER and ESTAR

At the end of this lesson, the learners are expected to:

1.Explain what a conjugation is;
2.Conjugate ser and estar;
3.Discuss the use of ser and estar in a sentence; and
4. Translate simple sentences with ser and estar.
SER (TO BE)
SINGULAR
PERSON SUBJECT MEANING CONJUGATION MEANING
PRONOUN

1st person yo I soy am

2nd person tú you eres are
3rd person él, ella, lo he,she,it es is

PLURAL
1st person nosotros we somos are

2nd person vosotros you sois are

3rd person ellos they son are

ESTAR (TO BE)
SINGULAR
PERSON SUBJECT MEANING CONJUGATION MEANING
PRONOUN
1st person yo I estoy am

2nd person tú you estás are

3rd person él, ella, lo he,she,it está is

PLURAL
1st person nosotros, we estamos are

2nd person vosotros, you estáis are

3rd person ellos, they están are

SER ESTAR MEANING
soy estoy am
eres estás are
es está is
somos estamos are
sois estáis are
son están are
 FUNCTIONS OF SER and ESTAR
SER ESTAR
1. PLACE OF ORIGIN 1. LOCATION

EXAMPLE: Yo soy de Madrid. EXAMPLE: Yo estoy en Madrid.

I am from Madrid. I am in Madrid.

2. IDENTITY (Name, Nationality, 2. STATE OF BEING (Emotion, Bodily

Job/Profesion) Condition)

3. TEMPORAL QUALITIES (Size,

shape, weight, color, description)

4. In TELLING TIME/DATE
alto, -a high, tall frío, -a cold
fuerte strong
bajo, -a low, short (person)grande large,big
barato, -a cheap hambriento, -a hungry
bonito, -a pretty joven young
cálido, -a warm (weather, person) largo, -a long
limpio, -a clean
caliente hot, warm
lleno, -a full
cansado, -a tired mojado, -a wet
caro, -a expensive nuevo, -a new
cerca near pasado, -a past, previous
cercano, -a nearby pequeño, -a small
pesado, -a heavy
claro, -a clear
próximo, -a next
correcto, -a right, correct ruidoso, -a loud, noisy
corto, -a short siguiente following
débil weak seco, -a dry
duro, -a difficult sucio, -a dirty
tibio, -a warm, lukewarm
Enfermo, -a sick
tranquilo, -a quiet
equivocado, -a wrong, incorrect vacío, -a empty
fácil easy viejo, -a old
Direction: Fill in the blanks with the correct
form of the verb ser/estar. Then, translate the
sentence.
EXAMPLE: Ella (ser) hermosa.
Answer: es : She is beautiful.

1. Yo (ser) Anna. ________

2. Nosotros (estar) debiles. _______
3. Ellos (ser) altos. _________
4. Lo (ser) dificil . ________
5. Vosotros (estar) felices. __________
Direction: Underline the correct form of the
verb to be used. Then, translate the sentence.
EXAMPLE: Tu (eres, estas) hermoso.
Answer: Tu (eres, estas) hermoso. You are handsome.

1. Vosotros (sois, estais) cansados. _________

2. La casa (es, esta) nueva. __________
3. El padre (es, esta) de Manila. _________
4. Los arboles (son, estan) grandes. _________
5. Anton (es, esta) en ciudad de Batangas. ________
Direction: Translate the following
sentences into Spanish.
1. The table is dirty.
2. They are the teachers of Maria.
3. Some books are heavy.
4. Lorna is a daughter of the president.
5. I am hungry.