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Ser, Estar and Haber (Verbs)
SER | ESTAR | HABER | |
Use for esense of life, qualities | Location | Auxiliary verb in perfect tenses | |
With nound or pronoun that identifies the subject | with progressive 'ando and iendo | In the specila 3rd person singular form, to signal the exsistance of one or more nouns (there is-was-are-were-will be, etc) | |
With adjectives or nouns that identifies nationalities, religious, political or occupation | To express physical, emotional state or condition | In the expression hay (habiá-habrá) que + infinitive to convey to be necessary to... | |
With size, color and shapes | To describe the resultant condition of previous action | ||
With orgin, possesion or what someting is made of. | Some adjective have different meaning when used with SER or ESTAR | ||
Where and then an event takes place. Time and date | |||
With PARA for whom or for what | |||
In impersonal expressions | |||
With past particple to express passive voice |
SER | ADJECTIVE | ESTAR | |
TO BE BORING | ABURRIDO/A | TO BE BORED | |
TO BE GOOD, KIND | BUENO/A | TO BE GOOD (TASTING), IN GOOD CONDITION | |
TO BE FUNNY | DIVERTIDO/A | TO BE AMUSED | |
TO BE CLEVER | LIST/A | TO BE READY | |
TO BE BAD, EVIL | MALO/A | TO BE SICK, ILL | |
TO BE HANDSOME | GUAPO/A | TO LOOK HANDSOME | |
TO BE PRETTY | BONITO/A | TO LOOK PRETTY | |
TO BE UGLY | FEO/A | TO LOOK UGLY | |
TO BE SMART, LIVELY | VIVO/A | TO BE ALIVE |
Samples
ENGLISH | SPANISH | |
Beatrice is a pretty girl | Beatrice es una chica bonita | |
Beatrice looks pretty | Beatrice está bonita | |
I am smart | Soy listo | |
I'm ready | Estoy listo | |
Jim is boring | Jim es una persona aborrida | |
Jim is bored | Jim está aborido | |
This (kind) fruit is sweet | Esta fruta es dulce | |
The fruit tastes sweet | La fruta está muy dulce | |
Juanita is a nervous kid | Jounita es una niña nerviosa | |
Juanita is nervous about the examine | Juanita está nerviosa por el examin |