Indicative subjunctive and imperative.
Present tense forms of ser and estar.
This lesson will not focus on their correct usage.
The terms aren t being used in a grammatical sense here ser tells you what something is the nature of its being while estar refers more to what something does you might use soy the first person present of ser meaning i am.
Ser and estar the fundamentals uses of ser uses of estar contrasting uses.
Present tense sentences with estoy present tense sentences with estás present tense sentences with está present tense sentences with estamos present tense sentences with están.
Estar is used to express an action in progress progressive tense estoy escribiendo.
One way to think of the differences between ser and estar is to think of ser as the passive verb and estar as the active one.
However there isn t just one present tense but three and to complicate matters more three different moods too.
She was sad él estaba en europa.
For now we ll just focus on the simple present.
Luisa y valentina estaban cansadas.
These two verbs are ser and estar.
Differences between ser and estar.
The present tense is probably the most common conjugation and a good place to start learning a new language.
For detailed explanations of when to use ser and when to use estar see the following lessons.
The soup was very hot ella estaba triste.
Present tense conjugation of estar presente de indicativo de estar.
Yo estoy tú estás él ud.
Video use of the verb.
He was in europe.
La sopa estaba muy caliente.