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Spanish Verb Tenses Book
Vocab. for Unit 2
29
Language - Spanish
Not Applicable
03/30/2009

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Use ser or estar for origin?
Definition
Use ser for origin.
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Use ser or estar to describe relationships?
Definition
Use ser to describe relationships.
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Use ser or estar to describe physical attributes?
Definition
Use ser to describe physical attributes.
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Use ser or estar to describe personality characteristics?
Definition
Use ser to describe personality characteristics.
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Use ser or estar to state possession?
Definition
Use ser or estar to state possession.
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Use ser or estar to talk about someone's profession?
Definition
use ser to talk about someone's profession.
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Use ser or estar to identify things?
Definition
Use ser to identify things.
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Use ser or estar to tell date and time?
Definition
Use ser to tell date and time.
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Use ser or estar to talk about nationality?
Definition
Use ser to talk about nationality.
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Use ser or estar to talk about natural color?

example: sky is naturally blue

grass is usually green

Definition
Use ser to talk about natural color.
Term
el clima
Definition
the climate
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las astronautas
Definition
the astronauts
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el planeta
Definition
the planet
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Use ser or estar to talk about location?
Definition
Use estar to talk about location.
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Use ser or estar to talk about mood?
Definition
Use estar to talk about mood.
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Use ser or estar to talk about physical condition (how you feel)?
Definition
Use estar to talk about physical condition (how you feel).
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Use ser or estar to talk about the result of an action?
Definition

Use estar to talk about the result of an action.

 

example: La mosca está muerta.

Even being dead, which is about as enduring as it gets, takes estar, because it is the result of having lived.

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Use ser or estar to talk about unnatural color or condition?
Definition
Use estar to talk about unnatural color or condition.
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Use ser or estar to go from the general to the particular?
Definition

Use estar to go from the general to the particular.

 

example: Este café está muy bueno.

This coffee is very good. (not every cup of coffee is good, though)

Term
estar de rodillas
Definition
to kneel
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estar de pie
Definition
to stand
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estar de buen humor
Definition
to be in a good mood
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ansioso/a
Definition
anxious
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deprimido/a
Definition
depressed
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avergonzado/a
Definition
embarrassed
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estar de mal humor
Definition
to be in a bad mood
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por eso
Definition
therefore
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buscar
Definition
to look for
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el/la espía
Definition
the spy
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