ser vs. estar?
i have a final coming up and I want to make sure I know the difference between ser and estar, what they mean, how you put them in different forms, and how you use them.
so if someone will please tell me where to put them, what they mean, and conjugate it... that would be great!
thanks!
it would also be great if you included examples. thx 
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ser and estar
=
to be
ex. am are is
~ser is permanent stuff that will never change like
`name
`skin color
`emotion/physical
`time
~estar is a condition and stuff that can change/temperary like `temperature
`place
`tell where u are
ex. i am sick- yo estoy enferma.(bcuz i'm not always sick)
I am from colombia=Yo soy de Colombia
(because i'm always gon b from dere)
also
*you use estar to tell where u are!!!!
Conjugate
ser-(it is irregular)
soy- I am
eres- you are
es- he/she/you formal is
somos- we are
son- they are
Estar
estoy- i am
estás- you are
está- he-she is
estamos- we are
están- they are
OH MY FREAKING GOSH! People need to STOP saying that estar is for temporay situations only, and ser is for permanent. That's such a load of bull!!! Ser is used for professions, national origins, time (which is NOT permanent), possession (this can change, I can give you something of mine), and personal traits (which also can change). Estar is used for health, emotional states, locations, and progressive tenses. For your example, you would use ser, because it's referring to someone, and it falls possessions. El bolígrafo es mio, el bolígrafo es de Ana, el bolígrafo es tuyo. The pen is mine, the pen is Ana's, the pen is yours.
Ser is used to express:
the hour, day, and date
place of origin
occupation
nationality
religious or political affiliation
the material something is made of
possession
relationship of one person to another
certain impersonal expressions
where an event is taking place
essential qualities
ser is used for more permanent situatiions while estar is more temporary
present tense conjugation:
estoy esta estas estamos estan
soy eres es somos son
Ser means to be estar means to be at...ex:
quiero ser una maestra= i want to be a teacher
tiene que estar limpio=it haves to be clean
I have a test tomorrow on this stuff as well. Basically everyone answered, but don't forget that sometimes ser and estar don't have to be conjugated (I've made that mistake before). That's when there's a verb before it that is already conjugated. For HW to help us study we have to go to this website: http://phschool.com/
Specifically some excersises to help you are located here:
http://phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?wcprefix=...
I just finished doing those, have fun on your testing -.~
I remember it like this,
How you feel are were you are always use the verb estar.
They both mean to be BUT
Ser means more permenant characteristics such as where your from, character traits
Estar is for temperary conditions such as location and health
Ser conjugates in the present tense as
Soy
Eres
Es
Somos
Sois
Son
Estar conjugates as
Estoy
Estas with an accent over the a
Esta with an accent over the a
Estamos
Estais
Estan with an accent
The easiest fastest way, and least accurate, is that estar is temporary and ser is permanent. However basically, ser is a physical or emotional description, a time, origin where something takes place etc. and
estar is a temporary condition, a location,
Ser present: yo soy, tu eres, el/ella/ud. es, nosotros somos, ellos/ellas/uds. son
Estar present: yo estoy, tu estas, el/ella ud. esta, nosotros estamos, ellos/ellas/uds. estan
Soy de los Estados Unidos. (I am from the U.S.)
Estoy en los Estados Unidos ahora. (I am in the U.S.)
they both are a form of to be.
ser is used for permanent things. Yo soy un Hombre. I am a boy.
estar is used for temporary things. Yo estoy emocionado. I am excited.
Think of ser as "be" and estar as "being" for ex. "You are a hardhead" versus "you are being a hardhead"
Ser/Estar---To be
i.e.:
Yo soy Americana---I am American
Yo estoy en casa---I am home
Yo soy divertida---I am fun
Yo estoy en una fiesta---I am at a party
Tenemos que estar ahi a las ocho--We have to be there at eight
Tenemos que ser responsables---We have to be responsable