{"id":594,"date":"2024-12-04T18:54:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T18:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=594"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:53:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:53:50","slug":"leccion-3-ser-y-estar","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/chapter\/leccion-3-ser-y-estar\/","title":{"raw":"Lecci\u00f3n 3: Ser y estar","rendered":"Lecci\u00f3n 3: Ser y estar"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"grid\">\r\n<p lang=\"es\"><strong>Soy<\/strong> Jos\u00e9 Roberto y <strong>soy<\/strong> estudiante. <strong>Soy<\/strong> de Costa Rica, pero ahora <strong>estoy<\/strong> en Denver porque <strong>estoy<\/strong> estudiando ingl\u00e9s en una universidad en Colorado. <strong>Estoy<\/strong> muy contento con mis clases y mis compa\u00f1eros <strong>son<\/strong> muy simp\u00e1ticos. Bueno, <strong>son<\/strong> las nueve y necesito ir a clase ahora.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_613\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"251\"]<img class=\"wp-image-613\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/12\/dude-1.png\" alt=\"A smiling Hispanic man with short, dark hair.\" width=\"251\" height=\"250\" \/> <span lang=\"es\">Jos\u00e9 Roberto<\/span>.[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">As you know the verbs <strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong> and <strong lang=\"es\">estar<\/strong> both mean <em lang=\"es\">to be<\/em>. We will now review the different ways you have learned to use these verbs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" lang=\"es\">Ser<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Identity (profession, relationship, nationality)<\/li>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Origen<\/li>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Characteristics (Physical and Personality)<\/li>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Possession<\/li>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Time and date<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<table class=\"lines\" border=\"0\"><colgroup> <col \/> <col \/> <\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th lang=\"es\" scope=\"col\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n<th lang=\"en-US\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Gerardo <strong>es<\/strong> mi esposo y <strong>es<\/strong> piloto.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>Gerardo is my husband and is a pilot.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Mario Vargas Llosa <strong>es <\/strong>de Per\u00fa.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>Mario Vargas Llosa <\/em><em>is from Peru<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Mi hija <strong>es<\/strong> alta y muy creativa.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>My daughter is tall and very creative.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Los libros <strong>son<\/strong> de la profesora.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>The books belong to the professor<\/em>.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\"><strong>Es<\/strong> el dos de mayo y <strong>son<\/strong> las tres.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>It is May 2nd, and it is three o\u2019clock<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" lang=\"es\">Estar<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Location<\/li>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Emotional and physical states<\/li>\r\n \t<li lang=\"en-US\">Actions in progress (present progressive)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<table class=\"lines\" border=\"0\"><colgroup> <col \/> <col \/> <\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th lang=\"es\" scope=\"col\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n<th lang=\"en-US\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Mis padres <strong>est\u00e1n<\/strong> en Nueva York.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>My parents are in New York.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Ana <strong>est\u00e1<\/strong> sana y de muy buen humor.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ana is healthy and in a very good mood.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Los ni\u00f1os <strong>est\u00e1n<\/strong> jugando en el parque.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>The children are playing in the park.<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" lang=\"es\">Caracter\u00edstica vs. condici\u00f3n<\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Some adjectives can be used with either <strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong> or <strong lang=\"es\">estar<\/strong>, depending on whether they describe a characteristic (<strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong>) or a condition (<strong lang=\"es\">estar<\/strong>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<table class=\"lines\" border=\"0\"><colgroup> <col \/> <col \/> <\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th lang=\"es\" scope=\"col\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n<th lang=\"en-US\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">El profesor <strong>es<\/strong> aburrido.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>The professor is boring. (characteristic)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Los estudiantes <strong>est\u00e1n<\/strong> aburridos.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>The students are bored. (condition)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Mi novia <strong>es<\/strong> guapa.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>My girlfriend is good-looking. (characteristic)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Mi novia <strong>est\u00e1<\/strong> muy guapa hoy.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>My girlfriend looks nice today. (condition)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Gabriel <strong>es<\/strong> una persona alegre.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\">Gabriel<em> is a happy person. (characteristic<\/em><em>)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td lang=\"es\">Gabriel <strong>est\u00e1<\/strong> muy alegre hoy.<\/td>\r\n<td lang=\"en-US\">Gabriel<em> is happy today. (emotion)<\/em><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Image credits<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>All photos: <a href=\"Pexels.com\">Pexels<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"grid\">\n<p lang=\"es\"><strong>Soy<\/strong> Jos\u00e9 Roberto y <strong>soy<\/strong> estudiante. <strong>Soy<\/strong> de Costa Rica, pero ahora <strong>estoy<\/strong> en Denver porque <strong>estoy<\/strong> estudiando ingl\u00e9s en una universidad en Colorado. <strong>Estoy<\/strong> muy contento con mis clases y mis compa\u00f1eros <strong>son<\/strong> muy simp\u00e1ticos. Bueno, <strong>son<\/strong> las nueve y necesito ir a clase ahora.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-613\" style=\"width: 251px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-613\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/12\/dude-1.png\" alt=\"A smiling Hispanic man with short, dark hair.\" width=\"251\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/12\/dude-1.png 283w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/12\/dude-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/12\/dude-1-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2024\/12\/dude-1-225x224.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span lang=\"es\">Jos\u00e9 Roberto<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">As you know the verbs <strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong> and <strong lang=\"es\">estar<\/strong> both mean <em lang=\"es\">to be<\/em>. We will now review the different ways you have learned to use these verbs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" lang=\"es\">Ser<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Identity (profession, relationship, nationality)<\/li>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Origen<\/li>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Characteristics (Physical and Personality)<\/li>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Possession<\/li>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Time and date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"lines\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/> <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th lang=\"es\" scope=\"col\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\n<th lang=\"en-US\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">Gerardo <strong>es<\/strong> mi esposo y <strong>es<\/strong> piloto.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>Gerardo is my husband and is a pilot.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">Mario Vargas Llosa <strong>es <\/strong>de Per\u00fa.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>Mario Vargas Llosa <\/em><em>is from Peru<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">Mi hija <strong>es<\/strong> alta y muy creativa.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>My daughter is tall and very creative.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">Los libros <strong>son<\/strong> de la profesora.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>The books belong to the professor<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\"><strong>Es<\/strong> el dos de mayo y <strong>son<\/strong> las tres.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>It is May 2nd, and it is three o\u2019clock<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" lang=\"es\">Estar<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Location<\/li>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Emotional and physical states<\/li>\n<li lang=\"en-US\">Actions in progress (present progressive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"lines\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/> <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th lang=\"es\" scope=\"col\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\n<th lang=\"en-US\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">Mis padres <strong>est\u00e1n<\/strong> en Nueva York.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>My parents are in New York.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">Ana <strong>est\u00e1<\/strong> sana y de muy buen humor.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>Ana is healthy and in a very good mood.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">Los ni\u00f1os <strong>est\u00e1n<\/strong> jugando en el parque.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>The children are playing in the park.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" lang=\"es\">Caracter\u00edstica vs. condici\u00f3n<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Some adjectives can be used with either <strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong> or <strong lang=\"es\">estar<\/strong>, depending on whether they describe a characteristic (<strong lang=\"es\">ser<\/strong>) or a condition (<strong lang=\"es\">estar<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<table class=\"lines\">\n<colgroup>\n<col \/>\n<col \/> <\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th lang=\"es\" scope=\"col\">Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\n<th lang=\"en-US\" scope=\"col\">English<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td lang=\"es\">El profesor <strong>es<\/strong> aburrido.<\/td>\n<td lang=\"en-US\"><em>The professor is boring. 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