Quasimodo: Ser or estar? Tell me which verb you would

use in the sentences below if you were translating them into Spanish.

I am from Michigan.He is happy today.She is a happy person.They are in Mexico.

Wednesday’s Quiz:

Adjetivos: Quick run through of pronunciation/meaning

of vocabulary.

¿Cómo estás? Now that you have a bit more vocabulary you

can give a better answer than just “good” or “bad”

Ask your neighbor the question ¿Cómo estás? Answer using new adjectives from the

adjectives section of your vocab. Be sure to match gender as need be!

Quiz: 1st hour

Quiz: 4th hour

Quiz: 5th hour

Adjetivos con SER y ESTAR Use adjectives with SER to describe…

Characteristics that are intrinsic to a person/item (they make that person/item who/what they are). This could be physical or personality characteristics.

Descriptions you would use to identify a person/item that are less temporary.

Use adjectives with ESTAR to describe… Condition of a person or item (what is it like now

– not something that always was or will be the case)

Emotion that someone is feeling. This is more temporary because we are talking about the emotion rather than the personality of the person.

Con las fotos… Give me one sentence describing the person

or people using SER and one sentence using ESTAR.

Be sure that you use the right verb for the right job!

Be sure to match gender/#.

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Foto #3

Foto #4

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Foto # 6

Tarea: Pick a photo from home or something online. Write a paragraph using Ser to describe it (3-5

sentences) You could include:

Where are the people from? What is the date? What do the people do for a job? What are the physical/personality characteristics of the people?

Write a paragraph using Estar to describe it (3-5 sentences) You could include:

Where are the people? (location, relative to one another, etc.) What condition are the people/items in? What emotions are the people feeling.