Spanish Help Ser vs es

Question

Hola amigas and amigos!

I need help with my spanish, I am working on how to remember and ser vs estar and few other areas.

Nosotros __________ estudiantes buenos, ¿no?

Mi padre ____________ (PESCAR) con sus amigos cuando era niño. - Pescar - When it comes to Imperfecto how do you remember this?

Yo ___________ (MIRAR) mucha televisión. - Do you drop the ar because of the ending masculinity and feminine?

Mis hermanos ___________ (TOMAR) muchos refrescos cuando estaban en la escuela secundaria. -

Yo _________ (SABER) que mi hermana va a tener otro bebé.

¿Qué ______________ (HACER) tú ayer?

A ti _________ __________ tomar siestas. me, te, le, nos, or les / Gusta gustan - What is the difference between each of them

En clase nosotros ____________ (DEBER) hablar mucho español, ¿no?

Answer 1

In regards to the rules for Ser vs Estar, the following acronym can be super helpful.

For Ser - consider the following categories

Descriptions

Occupation

Characteristic (this includes personality)

Time & date

Origin & Ownership (where does something or someone come from &/or who does it belong to)

Relationship & Religion

For Estar - consider the following categories

Position (your physical position - as in standing, sitting, lying down)

Location

Action, ongoing (this is when paired with a second verb that has an "ing" ending: "ando" or "iendo")

Condition & health

Emotion

In regards to knowing when to use preterit vs imperfect: preterit is used for things that can be considered "events" vs imperfect is more for "states of being." Imperfect is also used for things that are habitual or that happened for a vague, non-specific amount of time (like "when I was younger").

For more help with other concepts, and explain in more detail each concept, message me and I'll be happy to provide further assistance.

Answer 2

Hola Madison!

The above acronyms for ser vs. estar (DOCTOR & PLACE) should help you a lot.

 

I need help with my spanish, I am working on how to remember and ser vs estar and few other areas.

 

Nosotros __________ estudiantes buenos, ¿no?  Answer: somos since they are describing characteristics of the students)

 

Mi padre ____________ (PESCAR) con sus amigos cuando era niño. - Pescar - When it comes to Imperfecto how do you remember this? Answer: This is imperfect because he repeatedly fished with his friends when he was young. It’s not preterite because it’s not talking about one or more SPECIFIC events. You also will use the imperfect for “setting the stage when something else happened in the past. Example: I was studying (imperfect, setting the stage) when my mother called (preterite… a specific event).

 

Yo ___________ (MIRAR) mucha televisión. - Do you drop the ar because of the ending masculinity and feminine?  Answer: verbs are not “masculine or feminine” as are nouns, adjectives and articles in Spanish. So, for regular present tense verbs, you always drop the -ar, -er or -ir and add “o” for YO (whether Yo is masculine or femine doesn’t matter).

 

Mis hermanos ___________ (TOMAR) muchos refrescos cuando estaban en la escuela secundaria. 

Answer -  also imperfect since they did it repeatedly in the past and not just on one or more specific occasions.

 

Yo _________ (SABER) que mi hermana va a tener otro bebé. Answer: Saber: to know a fact.

 

 

¿Qué ______________ (HACER) tú ayer? (preterite… since somebody is asking specifically what he did yesterday)

 

A ti _________ __________ tomar siestas. me, te, le, nos, or les / Gusta gustan - What is the difference between each of them. The direct object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, les) tell to whom the thing is pleasing.  The “subject” is not the person, it is the thing that they like. Gusta is for singular things and gustan is for plural things. Example: me gusta la casa (I like the house), Me gustan las casas (I like the houses).

 

En clase nosotros ____________ (DEBER) hablar mucho español, ¿no?

This is just a regular -er verb.

I hope this helps.

Sarah