SER
1. Phrases begining with de:
- Origin: ¿De dónde soy/eres/es/somos/son?
- Possession: ¿De quién es el/la …?
- Material: ¿De qué es? ¿De qué está hecha/o el/la…?
2. Expressing a characteristic:
- Nationality
- Age
- Physical and Moral attributes
- Personality
- Religion
- Color
- Profession Unlike English, Spanish omits the indefinit article un/una with professions.
3. Time of the day, dates, days of the week, and where an event takes place:
- Time of the day
- Dates
- Days of the week
- Where an event takes place
Es en el salón de usos multiples.
ESTAR
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Estar is used to express location or position
1. Location
Joya de Cerén está en El Salvador.
Joya de Cerén is in El Salvador.
2. Position
El gato está en la silla.
The cat is on the chair.
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Estar is use to indicate condition
1. As a result of a physical or an emotional change.
–¿Cómo está tu mamá?.………………How is your mom? — Está enferma y triste.……………….She is (has gotten) sick and sad . La ventana está cerrada.…………….The window is (has been) cosed. 2. The condition is the sudjective impresion of the speaker. –No reconoces a Adriana?.…………Don’t you recognize Adriana? –¡Está muy delgada!.…………………She’s so thin! (She’s gotten very thin/She looks so thin to me.)-
Estar is used as a part of the progressive tenses
Estar + the gerund (ing)
Nosotros estamos trabajando en Santa Ana.
We are working in Santa Ana.
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El está comiendo pupusas.
He is eating pupusas.
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Yo estoy viviendo en San Salvador.
I am living in San Salvador.