Estar, sentirse and tener
Verbs to express your physical
and emotional condition
SER vs. ESTAR
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Use SER to tell what
people and things are
normally like
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D-date
O- occupation
C-characteristic
T –time
O- origin
R- relation
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Use ESTAR with
adjectives describing
mental or physical
states or conditions
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P –position
L –location
A –action
C-Condition
E-emotion
Sentirse (e -> ie)
 Me
siento
 Te sientes
 Se siente
 nos
sentimos
 os sentís
 se sienten
Sentirse
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Like estar, sentirse (one’s self feels) can be
used with adverbs BIEN/MAL
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Yo me siento bien.
Tú te sientes mal.
It can be used with adverbs to describe
mental/physical states
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Nos sentimos cansados (We feel tired)
No se sienten bien (They don’t feel well)
“Tener” expressions
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The following “tener” expressions with a
NOUN, describe a mental or physical state
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Tener frío
To have (be) cold
 Tengo frío
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Tener calor
To have heat
 To be hot
 Tengo calor
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More “tener” expressions
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Tener miedo
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To have fear
Tengo miedo
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I’m scared
Tener sueño
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To have “sleep”
To be sleepy
Tengo sueño
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I’m sleepy
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La tarea
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