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Week 6: To be verbs Flashcards

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T/F: Spanish uses 2 different verbs to express “to be”

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TRUE: Ser and Estar; both are irregular verbs

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T/F: Ser and Estar are interchangeable

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FALSE: They are NOT interchangeable. There are distinct differences between these 2 verbs.

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Ser: Yo SOY

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I am

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Ser: Tu ERES

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You are

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Ser: Usted/el/ella ES

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You/he/she is

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Ser: Ustedes/ellos/ellas SON

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You (plural), they are

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Ser: Vosotros/Vosotras SOIS

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You (plural) are

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Ser: Nosotros/Nosotras SOMOS

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We are

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Estar: Yo ESTOY

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I am

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Estar: Tu ESTAS

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You are

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Estar: Usted/el/ella ESTA

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You/he/she is

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Estar: Ustedes/Ellos/ellas ESTAN

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They are

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Estar: Vosotros/Vosotras ESTAIS

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You are

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Estar: Nosotros/Nosotras ESTAMOS

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We are

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DATE: Hoy es el 31 de marzo

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Today is March 31st

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OCCUPATION: Yo soy maestro

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I am a teacher

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CHARACTERISTICS: El barco es de madera

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The boat is made of wood

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T/F: Use SER for Date, occupation, characteristics, Time, Origin, Relationship

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TRUE

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T/F: Use ESTAR for Position, Location, Action, Condition, Emotions

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TRUE

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TIME: Son las 7:00 de la noche

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It is 7:00 pm

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ORIGIN: Nosotros somos de los estados unidos

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We are from the US

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RELATIONSHIPS: Usted es mi hermano

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You are my brother

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POSITION: La luz esta prendida.

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The light is turned on

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LOCATION: Los libros estan en la mesa

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The books are on the table

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ACTION: Nosotros estamos estudiando
We are studying
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CONDITION: La ventana esta abierta
The window is open
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EMOTIONS: Yo estoy feliz
I am happy
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Hola. Me llamo Ingrid. ?Como esta?
Hello. My name is Ingrid. How are you?
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Me llamo Ingrid. Estoy muy bien, gracias.
My name is Ingrid. I am very well, thank you.
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?De donde es usted?
Where are you from?
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Soy de Mesa. ?Y usted, de donde es?
I am from Mesa. And you, where are you from?
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Soy de Mesa
I am from Mesa
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A mi me gusta esa ciudad. !Es una ciudad muy bonits!
I like that city. It is a very pretty city.
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?En que trabaja usted?
What do you do for a living?
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Soy medico. Y usted, ?cual es su ocupacion?
I am a doctor. And you, what is your occupation?
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Soy abogado.
I am a lawyer
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?Donde esta su oficina?
Where is your office?
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Mi oficina esta en Phoenix. ?Y la suya?
My office is in Phx. And yours?
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Mi oficina esta en Phx tambien
My office is in Phx also
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!Trabajamos en la misma ciudad!
We work in the same city!
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Lunes
Monday
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Martes
Tuesday
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miercoles
Wednesday
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jueves
Thursday
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viernes
Friday
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sabado
Saturday
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domingo
Sunday
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T/F: days of the week in Spanish are feminine
FALSE: are masculine; el lunes, los lunes
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enero
January
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febrero
February
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marzo
March
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abril
April
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mayo
May
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junio
June
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Julio
July
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agosto
August
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septiembre
September
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octubre
October
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noviembre
November
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diciembre
December
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hoy
today
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ayer
yesterday
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anteayer
day before yesterday
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la semana
week
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esta semana
this week
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la semana entrante
next week
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la semana que viene
next week
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la proxima semana
next week
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la semana pasada
last week
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ano
year
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?Que dia es hoy?
what day is today?
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?A cuantos estamos?
What is today's date?
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?Que mes es este?
What month is it?
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?Cuantos meses hay en un ano?
How many months are in a year?
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?Cual es tu mes favorito?
What is your favorite month?
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?En que mes es su cumpleanos?
In what month is your birthday?

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