Sunday, January 9, 2011

LESSON 1 (PERSONAL PRONOUNS & VERB "SER" Y "ESTAR")

LESSON 1
  
  PERSONAL PRONOUNS:
      
      YO.............................I
      TU.............................YOU
      EL..............................HE
      ELLA.........................SHE
      NOSOTROS/AS.......WE
      VOSOTROS/AS........YOU
      ELLOS/AS.................THEY

VERBO "SER" & "ESTAR"....................(TO BE)

      YO SOY............................I'M             YO ESTOY........................I'M
      TU ERES...........................YOU ARE   TU ESTAS........................YOU ARE
      EL  ES...............................HE IS           EL ESTÁ............................HE IS
      ELLA ES...........................SHE IS         ELLA ESTÁ.......................SHE IS
      NOSOTROS SOMOS......WE ARE       NOSOTROS ESTAMOS..WE ARE
     VOSOTROS SOIS............YOU ARE      VOSOTROS ESTAIS....YOU ARE
      ELLOS/AS SON...............THEY ARE     ELLOS/AS ESTAN......THEY ARE

*we will use the verb "ser" when the action can't change (nouns,phisical caracteristics etc)ex:
              yo soy Jon......................i'm jon
              tu eres alto.....................you are tall
              nosotros somos dos.......we are two
*we will use the verb "estar" when the action can change (feelings,phisical situation of something or doing something)ex:
             yo estoy en casa..............i'm at home
             tu estás cansado..............you are tired
             ellos estan jugando..........they are playing

-vocabulary:

      alto......tall        cansado.....tired
      bajo.....short     jugar.........play    jugando.......playing
      casa.....house,home

There is a listening where I explain how to use the verbs ser&estar here
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13 comments:

  1. DennyJanuary 10, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Thanks for lesson!

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  2. Steve SmithJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:56 AM

    Cool. Thanks

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  3. gloriaAugust 31, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    I like how you explained ser and estar as can and cannot change. We always use the rhyme "twinkle, twinkle, verb estar - how you feel and where you are".

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  5. UnknownMarch 10, 2013 at 7:28 AM

    Sir,, i've read from other resource, is it true "SER" is used with a past participle to form the passive voice and "ESTAR" is used a preset participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses?
    would you please explain?
    gracias...

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    1. UnknownMarch 10, 2013 at 10:51 AM

      YEP!! look "fue vendido" fue=past of ser (It was sold)
      "estuvo caminando" estuvo=past of estar (was walking)
      yep you are right!!

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  6. UnknownMarch 10, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    and how about animal and thing? do they have to be? like in english we use to be "IS" after "IT"

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  7. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 2:35 AM

    we treat the persons , animals and things whith the same pronouns jajaj crazy language!! ex la vaca es alta(the cow is tall) ella es alta

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