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1- está

2- soy

3- son

4- soy

5- es

6- es

7- está

8- estás

9- estamos

10- están

1. esta. temporary state of being

2. soy. permanent, unless you get fired, you're still going to be the teacher tomorrow

3. son. time is a wierd one, but the time is going to be constant no matter what

4. soy. I think? i don't know what dentistita means.... if it's a feeling it's estoy though

5. es. the capital of peru is always going to be there. you can't pick up and move a city

6. es. the color won't change

7. esta. this is a wierd one... can't explain it's just esta

8. esta. you might not be in the class, and you can change where you are

9. estamos. you might not be tired tomorrow

10. son. estan sounds funny

Rhyme:

for how you feel and where you are,

always use the verb estar

This might help (just found in my notes)

uses of estar:

to express location or position:

Madrid esta in Espana.

Mi ito esta in Mexico

To express a condition or state:

la sopa esta caliente

Maria esta cansada

Uses of ser:

with de, to express origin, posession, or material

el muchacho es de mexico

ese reloj es de carmen

la casa es de madera

to express a charactaristic, description, or idetification

la sopa es buena

to express occupation or nationality

su primo es abogado (lawyer)

adjectives used with estar or ser must agree with the subject in number and gender

in questions, the adjective usually follows the verb.

the adjective feliz is generally used with ser. the adjectives alegre, contento, and triste are generally used with estar

You are right in that the first one is "están." you could use estar on the grounds that it is the field's ("tiburones") area that's being described. Moreover, you would conjugate for 1/3-individual plural. Nevertheless, the second is "es." The field is "el estudio", and you might use a type of ser because the sentence (clearly the subordinate clause in this case) is relating a predominant attribute of the be taught of sharks (namely, that it is fundamental), instead than a popularity.

There are a couple of exceptions, but basically ser is used for permanent things and estar for temporary things.

1. Sick: temporary. (estar)

2. A profession is considered permanent. (ser)

3. Time uses ser.

4. Profession.

5. Capital of Peru is permanent.

6. Color of the pen is permanent.

7. This is one of the exceptions. Geographic locations use estar, despite being permanent.

8. Your CURRENT location (where a person is traveling) is temporary.

9. Being tired is temporary.

10. This is similar to #8.

Remember, permanent generally means "ser" and temporary generally means "estar".

Okei, I know many people learning the Spanish language almost ALWAYS get "Ser" and "Estar" confused, because they BOTH mean the same thing; "To be." And they aren't really sure when to use which verb in certain circumstances.. I'll try to explain the differences as best as I can.

Ser is used with:

Elements pertinent to your or others' identity

physical description, personality and character, nationality, race, gender, profession, origin, What things are made of

Things which "Take Place" or "Occur" in Time:

Dates, days, seasons, time, events, concerts, parties, possessions.

Soy is for permanent conditions and estar is for temporary conditions. That's the main difference.

For example:

Soy estadounidense. ("I am/I'm American.")

Your nationality doesn't change.

Soy morena. (I'm brunette or soy moreno if you're a male. it's a physical trait.)

Soy una abogada. (I'm a lawyer. it's a career.)

Son las doce. It's 12.

Es la una y media. It's 1:30

There are 5 conjugations for this verb, or 6 if you use the "vosotros" which is only used in España, and not here in Latin America and other Spanish-speaking countries.

These are :

Ser

Yo- Soy (1st conjugation)

Tú - Eres (2nd conjugation)

Él, Ella, Usted - Es (3rd conjugation)

Nosotros/as - Somos (4th conjugation)

Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes - Son (5th conjugation)

Estar is used for States of Being

Emotional, physical & mental states of (our bodies') being:

Feelings/moods/emotions, physical conditions or appearances, civil state (married, single, divorced, dead)

Placement State of Being:

Location of things and people (but not events) and Motion State of Being

Estoy contenta ("I am content.")

Your mood changes.

Estoy en mi casa. ("I am in my house.")

You can leave your location (house)...so it's temporary.

The conjugations for this are as followed :

Estar

Yo - Estoy

Tú - Estás

Él, Ella, Usted - Está

Nosotros/as - Estamos

Ellos, ellas, ustedes - Están

So, for your sentences, it'd go something like this.

Miguel está enfermo hoy. (3rd conjugation (él) estar for state of being)

Yo soy un profesor de español. (1st conjugation (yo) ser for a occupation)

Son las ocho de la noche. (Use es + la for times starting with one o’clock and son + las for all other hours.)

Yo soy una dentista. (1st conjugation (yo) ser for career)

¿Cuál es la capital del peru? (3rd conjugation (él, ella, usted) ser. you may use this form for things and objects too.)

La pluma es roja. (3rd conjugation (él ella usted) ser because it's a physical characteristic.)

¿Dónde está california? (3rd conjugation (él ella usted) estar because it's asking where something is. a location.)

¿Tú estás en casa ahora? (2nd conjugation (tú) because it's asking if you're at home in a point in time. another location.)

Nosotros estamos cansados. (4th conjugation (nosotros/as) estar because it's a feeling or an emotion.

Ellos están en panamá. (5th conjugation (ellos ellas ustedes) estar because it's a location.

A few adjectives have different meanings depending upon which form of "to Be" you use. Generally, if you use Ser, the adjective is a characteristic of the person or thing you are describing; whereas if you use Estar, it is a description of a mood or appearance.

Él es aburrido.

(He is boring -a boring person)

Soy nerviosa.

(I am a nervous, high-strung person)

Ella es bonita.

(She is pretty -a pretty girl.)

Yo estoy aburrida.

(I am [feel] bored.)

Estoy nerviosa.

(I am/feel nervous)

Está bonita.

(She looks pretty. )

Sorry for the long post, but I hope this helped you understand a little better into ser and estar. Good luck on your tests, and learning Spanish! (it may seem hard, but it's worth it all in the end.)

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