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How do you know when to use ser estar?
Ser and estar in action: 4 golden rules
- Use ser to describe someone’s or something’s nature or identity.
- Use estar to talk about about someone’s or something’s state.
- Use ser to talk about time and events.
- Use estar to talk about someone’s or something’s location.
What is the El Ella UD form of estar?
Indicative
| Subject | Present (am/is/are) | Imperfect (was/were) |
|---|---|---|
| él/ella/Ud. (He/She) | está | estaba |
| nosotros (We) | estamos | estábamos |
| vosotros (You all) | estáis | estabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. (They) | están | estaban |
What tense does cuando trigger?
Use of present tense after subjunctive Re: Cuando (When) is followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood to express a future event still to happen.
Is ayer por la noche preterite or imperfect?
Useful Phrases that Trigger the Preterite
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ayer por la noche | last night |
| esta tarde | this afternoon |
| el mes pasado | last month |
| en ese momento | at that moment |
How do you use ser in Spanish examples?
The Spanish verb SER
- The Spanish verb SER means “to be”.
- SER is used primarily in situations to imply permanence, equivalence, characteristics, origin, nature, identity and possession (“My apple IS bigger than his”, “Quito IS in Ecuador”, “Ice IS cold”, “He IS French”, “This car IS mine”.
- SER is an irregular verb.
What tense is used with Cuando?
The conjunction cuando is almost always followed by the preterite tense because it indicates the specific moment of the action of the verb that follows it. The other verb in the sentence may be an ongoing action that is interrupted by the preterite verb. In such cases, the ongoing verb is in the imperfect tense.