Nooliser — present tense
yo soy
tú eres
él/ella es
nosotros somos
vosotros sois
ellos son
Ser vs Estar
The two Spanish verbs for "to be": conjugations, rules and practice.
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5 of 2020 of 20estar — present tense
yo estoy
tú estás
él/ella está
nosotros estamos
vosotros estáis
ellos están
When to use SER (DOCTOR)
Description · Occupation · Characteristic · Time/date · Origin · Relationship
Permanent or defining things.
When to use ESTAR (PLACE)
Position · Location · Action (-ing) · Condition · Emotion
States and where things are.
Soy ingeniero.
I'm an engineer. → ser (occupation)
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Ella es de México.
She is from Mexico. → ser (origin)
Es la una. / Son las tres.
It's one o'clock. / It's three o'clock. → ser (time)
Él es mi hermano.
He is my brother. → ser (relationship)
Estoy cansado.
I'm tired. → estar (condition)
Madrid está en España.
Madrid is in Spain. → estar (location)
Estamos trabajando.
We are working. → estar (action in progress)
Está contenta.
She is happy (right now). → estar (emotion)
La fiesta es en mi casa.
The party is at my house.
⚠️ Events use ser for location, not estar!
ser aburrido vs estar aburrido
ser aburrido — to be boring
estar aburrido — to be bored
ser listo vs estar listo
ser listo — to be smart
estar listo — to be ready
ser malo vs estar malo
ser malo — to be bad (a bad person)
estar malo — to be sick / to taste bad
Fill in: El café ___ frío.
está — The coffee is cold (current state).
Fill in: Nosotros ___ estudiantes.
somos — We are students (occupation/identity).
Fill in: ¿Dónde ___ tú?
estás — Where are you? (location)
Fill in: Hoy ___ lunes.
es — Today is Monday (date).