To Be Flashcards by Amy Vernon

To be (permenant)

Ser

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We use Ser usually to talk about…

names, nationalities, occupations, relationships, physical/personality traits

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Affirmative sentence structure for ser

subject + verb ser + adjective (i.e. Las classes son divertidas - the classes are fun)

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Negative sentence structure for ser

subject + no + verb ser + adjective (i.e. Marcos no es grosero - Marcos is not rude)

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Interrogative sentence structure for ser

¿ + subject + verb ser + adjective + ?
(i.e. ¿Tú eres abogado? are you a lawyer?

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Yo’

Yo soy

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Tú’

Tú eres

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Usted’

Usted es

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Él’

Él es

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ella’

Ella es

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Nosotros’

Nosotros somos

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Nosotras’

Nosotras somos

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ustedes’

Ustedes son

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ellos’

Ellos son

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Present tense conjugation for Ser using pronoun ‘Ellas’

Ellas son

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To be (impermenant)

Estar

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Estar is used to talk about…

Emotions, appearance, conditions and location

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Affirmative sentence structure for estar

subject + verb estar + adjective (i.e. Yo estoy feliz - I am happy)

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Negative sentence structure for estar

subject + no + verb estar + adjective (i.e. Yo no estoy en casa - I am not at home)

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Interrogative sentence structure for estar

¿ + subject + verb estar + adjective + ? (i.e. ¿Estás en casa? - Are you at home?)

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Yo’

Yo estoy

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Tú’

Tú estás

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Usted’

Usted está

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun ‘Él’

Él está

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Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun 'Ella'

Ella está

Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun 'Nosotros'

Nosotros estamos

Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun 'Nosotras'

Nosotras estamos

Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun 'Ustedes'

Ustedes están

Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun 'Ellos'

Ellos están

Present tense conjugation for Estar using pronoun 'Ellas'

Ellas están

What is the present progressive?

used to describe an action or event happening at the moment

Affirmative sentence structure for present progressive...

subject + verb estar + verb -ando/-iendo + complement (i.e. Estoy comiendo la cena - I am eating dinner)

Negative sentence structure for present progressive...

subject + no + verb estar + verb -ando/-iendo + complement (i.e. Ella no está viviendo en Mexico - She's not living in Mexico)

Interrogative sentence structure for present progressive...

¿ + subject + verb estar + verb -ando/-iendo + complement + ? (i.e. ¿Ellos están haciendo el desayuno? - Are they making breakfast?)

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Yo'

Estoy Caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Tú'

Estás Caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Usted'

está caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Él'

está caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Ella'

está caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Nosotros'

estamos caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Nosotras'

estamos caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Ustedes'

están caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Ellos'

están caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ar: Caminar (to walk), using 'Ellas'

están caminando

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Yo'

estoy bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Tú'

estás bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Usted'

está bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Él'

está bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Ella'

está bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Nosotros'

estamos bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Ustedes'

están bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Nosotras'

estamos bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Ellos'

están bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -er: Beber (to drink), using 'Ellas'

están bebiendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Yo'

Estoy viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Tú'

estás viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Usted'

está viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Él'

está viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Ella'

está viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Nosotros'

estamos viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Nosotras'

estamos viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Ustedes'

están viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Ellos'

están viviendo

Present progressive: conjugated verbs ending in -ir: Vivir (to live), using 'Ellas'

están viviendo

Stem changing verbs. What happens to the letter 'e' when conjugating present progressive i.e. in 'Decir' (to say)

'e' will change to 'i' - i.e. decir (to say) becomes diciendo (saying)

Stem changing verbs. What happens to the letter 'Ee' when conjugating present progressive i.e. in 'Leer' (to read)

The second 'e' changes to y, and '-endo' is added - i.e. leer (to read) becomes leyendo (reading)

Being

Siendo

Talking

Hablando

Explaining

explicando

Making/doing

Haciendo

Cooking

Cocinando

Going

Yendo

Eating

comiendo

Understanding

Entendiendo

Lunching/having lunch

Almorzando

Believing

creyendo

Having

Teniendo

Giving

dando

Using

usando

Responding

Respondiendo

Seeing/watching

Viendo

Dinnering/having dinner

Cenando

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