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Verbs "estar" and "ser": advanced uses

Brief explanation of the advanced uses of the verbs "estar" and "ser" with practical examples and fun exercises.

Gramática: Verbos "estar" y "ser" : usos avanzados

B1 Spanish Advanced uses of verbs estar and ser

Level: B1

Module 5: Vida adulta (Adult life)

Lesson 36: Convertirse en padres (Becoming parents)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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Audio with translations
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VerboUsoEjemplo
Ser

1. Describir características permanentes

2. Identificar o definir personas o cosas

3. Expresar origen o nacionalidad

4. Expresar posesión

5. Indicar la hora, fechas o estaciones

6. Indicar el material o composición

1. Soy alto (I am tall). Es inteligente. (He is intelligent.)

 2. Ella es profesora (She is a teacher). Esto es un libro.  (This is a book.)

3. Soy de España (I am from Spain). 

4. El coche es mío. (The car is mine.)

5. Es lunes (It is Monday). Son las cinco.  (It is five o'clock.)

6. La mesa es de madera.  (The table is made of wood.)

Estar

1. Describir estados o condiciones temporales

2. Describir ubicación o posición

3. Describir acciones en curso (presente progresivo)

4. Expresar estados de ánimo o sentimientos temporales

5. Para expresar el resultado de una acción (participios pasados)

1. Estoy cansado.  (I am tired.)

2.  Estamos en la playa.  (We are at the beach.)

3. Estoy estudiando. (I am studying.)

4. Estás feliz.  (You are happy.)

5. El coche está roto. (The car is broken.)

 

Exercise 1: Verbs "estar" and "ser": advanced uses

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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Están, Estoy, Es, Estás, Estamos, Sois, Eres, Estáis

1. Ser (él/ella/usted):
... un padre soltero que educa a su hijo con mucho esfuerzo.
(He is a single father who raises his son with a lot of effort.)
2. Ser (tú):
... una persona comprensiva con los niños adoptados.
(You are an understanding person with adopted children.)
3. Estar (yo):
... feliz porque adopté a un recién nacido.
(I am happy because I adopted a newborn.)
4. Estar (tú):
... orgulloso de haber formado una familia con niños adoptados.
(You are proud to have formed a family with adopted children.)
5. Ser (vosotros/-as):
... una pareja que siempre ayuda a los niños en situaciones complicadas.
(You are a couple who always helps children in difficult situations.)
6. Estar (ellos/-as/ustedes):
... cansados después de educar a tres niños adoptados.
(They are tired after raising three adopted children.)
7. Estar (vosotros/-as):
... felices porque habéis adoptado a un niño recién nacido.
(You are happy because you have adopted a newborn child.)
8. Estar (nosotros/-as):
... emocionados porque seremos pareja de hecho muy pronto.
(We are excited because we will be civil partners very soon.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

Soy

I am

2

Estamos

We are

3

Es

He is

4

Eres

You are

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