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.
Present tense forms of ser and estar.
For now we ll just focus on the simple present.
The present tense is probably the most common conjugation and a good place to start learning a new language.
Yo estoy tú estás él ud.
This lesson will not focus on their correct usage.
Just like the differences between ser and estar in present estar here is used for temporary states locations emotions etc.
The soup was very hot ella estaba triste.
Video use of the verb.
Indicative subjunctive and imperative.
Present tense conjugation of estar presente de indicativo de estar.
Luisa y valentina estaban cansadas.
Ser and estar the fundamentals uses of ser uses of estar contrasting uses.
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.
For detailed explanations of when to use ser and when to use estar see the following lessons.
Luisa and valentina were tired.
Rather it is designed to give you lots of practice conjugating these two verbs.
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.
However there isn t just one present tense but three and to complicate matters more three different moods too.
Differences between ser and estar.
Estar is used to express an action in progress progressive tense estoy escribiendo.
La sopa estaba muy caliente.