Gramática - Usos de Ser VS Estar

DOCTOR (ser) & PLACE (estar) Uses

D (ser)

Description

O (ser)

Origin OR Occupation OR Ownership

C (ser)

Characteristic OR Composition

T (ser)

Time

R (ser)

Relationship

P (estar)

Preposition

L (estar)

Location

A (estar)

Action

C (estar)

Condition

E (estar)

Emotion

Description

Permanent details relating to someone

Origin

Where someone is from

Occupation

What someone does for work

Characteristics

Personality traits of someone

Composition

What something is made of

Time

Dates, dates, months, years, seasons, telling the hour

Ownership

What belongs to someone

Relationship

How someone or something is related to another

Preposition

Tell where something is located

Location

Tells where someone or things is physically or geographically

Action

Tells what someone or something is doing

Condition

Tells how someone or something is temporarily

Emotion

Tells how someone is feeling

CLUE - Description

alto - mexicano - verdes - rubio - moreno

CLUE - Origin

de + CAPITALIZED city, state, country, continent

CLUE - Occupation

maestra - secretario - enfermero - doctora - estudiante

CLUE - Characteristics

serio - cómico - simpática - trabajador - perezoso

CLUE - Time

Es la - Son las - números - en punto - mañana - tarde - noche

CLUE - Ownership

de + Name(s) or person(s) item(s) belong to

CLUE - Relationship

left side + ser = right side - identification of person

CLUE - Prepositions

cerca de - lejos de - detrás de - enfrente de - delante de

CLUE - Location

en + CAPITALIZED city, state, country, continent - en + place

CLUE - Action

-ando ~ -iendo ~ -yendo

CLUE - Condition

abierto/cerrado - limpia/sucia - presente/ausente - soleado/nublado

CLUE - Emotion

contento - triste - emocionado - cansado - enfermo