SER and ESTAR
 The Spanish verbs SER and ESTAR both mean “to
be”.
 SER and ESTAR have different jobs.
 SER and ESTAR usually need to be conjugated
before they are used in sentences.
*Use this chart for more information about SER and ESTAR.*
SER is used to express…
• Origin (tell where
someone or something is
from)
• Ownership (possession)
• Occupations (jobs)
• Nationalities
• Descriptions (who
someone is, what they
look like, what their
personality is like)
• Time and dates
• Location of events
ESTAR is used to express…
• Temporary conditions
(health)
• Temporary states (hot,
tired, busy, closed, etc.)
• Feelings/emotions
• The location of someone
or something
• Note: My Spanish
teacher taught us LCP,
or Location Condition
Position.
SER
•
•
•
•
•
•
ESTAR
• estoy
• estás
• está
• estamos
• estáis
• están
soy
eres
es
somos
sois
son