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What people are like: 'ser' and 'estar' in 1st person plural

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I can use the 1st person plural of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ to talk about what we are like and how we are feeling today.

I can identify and pronounce the sounds [ce] and [ci] correctly.

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What people are like: 'ser' and 'estar' in 1st person plural

Learning outcomes

I can use the 1st person plural of ‘ser’ and ‘estar’ to talk about what we are like and how we are feeling today.

I can identify and pronounce the sounds [ce] and [ci] correctly.

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Key learning points

  1. The sound symbol correspondence [ce] is pronounced as in 'cerca'.
  2. The sound symbol correspondence [ci] is pronounced as in 'cierto'.
  3. The verb 'ser' means 'to be, being' and is used for permanent traits. 'Somos' means 'we are'.
  4. The verb 'estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for temporary states. 'Estamos' means 'we are'

Keywords

  • Somos - part of the verb ‘ser’ meaning we are and used to talk about permanent traits

  • Estamos - part of the verb ‘estar’ meaning we are and used to talk about temporary states

Common misconception

It doesn't matter whether we use 'ser' or 'estar' in Spanish as they both mean 'to be, being.'

Both verbs mean 'to be, being' but 'ser' is used to describe permanent traits and 'estar' to describe temporary states.


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6 Questions

Q1.
How do we pronounce the [c] in 'ciencias' and 'necesitar'?
like a hard 'c'
Correct answer: like a soft 'c'
Correct answer: like 'th' in English
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English verbs.
Correct Answer:cambiar,to change, changing
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to change, changing

Correct Answer:jugar,to play, playing
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to play, playing

Correct Answer:participar,to participate, participating
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to participate, participating

Correct Answer:pedir,to ask for, asking for
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to ask for, asking for

Correct Answer:preguntar,to ask, asking
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to ask, asking

Q3.
Put the verb forms of 'poder' ('to be able to/can') in this order: I, you, she/he/it.
1 - puedo
2 - puedes
3 - puede
Q4.
Both 'ser' and 'estar' mean 'to be, being.' When do we use the verb 'ser'?
to talk about things we are able to/can do
Correct answer: to talk about permanent traits
to talk about temporary states
Q5.
Both 'ser' and 'estar' mean 'to be, being.' When do we use the verb 'estar'?
Correct answer: to talk about temporary states
to talk about permanent traits
to talk about things we are able to/can do
Q6.
Choose the right translation for this sentence: 'I am strong (in general).'
Estoy fuerte.
Estás fuerte.
Está fuerte.
Correct answer: Soy fuerte.
Es fuerte.

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: 'Somos' is part of the verb 'ser' meaning 'we are' and used to talk about .
temporary states
Correct answer: permanent traits
location
Q2.
Complete the sentence: 'Estamos' is part of the verb 'estar' meaning 'we are' and used to talk about .
permanent traits
Correct answer: location
Correct answer: temporary states
Q3.
Match the Spanish to the English.
Correct Answer:aburrido,boring, bored
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boring, bored

Correct Answer:claro,light
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light

Correct Answer:feliz,happy
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happy

Correct Answer:loco,crazy
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crazy

Correct Answer:moreno ,dark-haired, dark-skinned, tanned
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dark-haired, dark-skinned, tanned

Correct Answer:oscuro,dark
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dark

Q4.
Put the 'ser' conjugations in the correct order: I, you, she/he/it, we and they.
1 - soy
2 - eres
3 - es
4 - somos
5 - son
Q5.
Put the 'estar' conjugations in the correct order: I, you, she/he/it, we and they.
1 - estoy
2 - estás
3 - está
4 - estamos
5 - están
Q6.
Translate into Spanish: 'We are calm (in general)'.
Correct Answer: Somos tranquilos.

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