Spanish Uses of Ser and Estar

Ser

To indicate possession

Ser

To identify people or things

Ser

To express nationality

Ser

To express origin

Ser

To express the time

Ser

To express the date

Ser

To say what something is made of

Ser

To tell when and where an event takes place

Ser

To express professions or occupations

Ser

To describe personality

Ser

To describe unchanging characters gifs such as color, size or physical descriptions

Ser

To express impersonal expressions

Estar

To express temporary or permanent location

Estar

To talk about health, emotions, and feelings

Estar

To express the progressive tenses

Estar

To express the result of an action with past or present particibles

Estar de buen humor

To be in a good mood

Estar de mal humor

To be in a bad mood

Estar de pie

To be standing

Estar de vacciones

To be in vacation

Estar de acuerdo

To agree

Estar seguro

To be sure/certain, changes with gender

Tener raz�n

To be right

Tener a�os

To be years okd

Tener hambre

To be hungry

Tener sed

To be thirsty

Tener calor

To be hot

Tener fr�o

To be cold

Tener miedo

To be afraid

Tener verg�enza

To be ashamed

Tener cuidado

To be careful

Tener �xito

To be successful

Tener prisa

To be in a hurry

Tener suerte

To be lucky

Tener sue�o

To be sleepy

Tener ganas de

To feel like

Tener dolor de

To have pain in

-ado

Regular ar past particable verb ending

-ido

Regular er/ir verbs for past particible ending

-ando

Regular ar verb ending for present particible

-iendo

Regular ir verb ending for present particible

Abierto

Abrir past particible

Puesto

Poner past particible

Dicho

Decir past particible

Resuelto

Resolver past particible

Escrito

Escribir past particible

Roto

Romper past particible

Hecho

Hacer past particible

Visto

Ver past particible

Muerto

Morir past particible

Cubierto

Cubrir past particible

Frito

Fre�r past particible

Vuelto

Volver past particible

Descubierto

Descubrir past particible

Imprimir

Imprimir past particible

Revuelto

Revolver past particible

Descrito

Describir past particible

Devuelto

Devolver past particible

Leyendo

Leer present particible

Trayendo

Traer present particble

Sirviendo

Servir present particible

Durmiendo

Dormir present particible