Comments on: What is the difference between the two spanish verbs ser and estar? http://talk-spanish.info/what-is-the-difference-between-the-two-spanish-verbs-ser-and-estar.php Learn to Speak and Understand Spanish Sun, 20 May 2012 00:00:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dolphinsfan913 http://talk-spanish.info/what-is-the-difference-between-the-two-spanish-verbs-ser-and-estar.php/comment-page-1#comment-6252 dolphinsfan913 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:45 +0000 http://talk-spanish.info/what-is-the-difference-between-the-two-spanish-verbs-ser-and-estar.php#comment-6252 You use ser for things that are permanent, you can never change. Use estar for things that are temporary, things that you can change. You use ser for things that are permanent, you can never change.

Use estar for things that are temporary, things that you can change.

]]> By: ~dannielly~ http://talk-spanish.info/what-is-the-difference-between-the-two-spanish-verbs-ser-and-estar.php/comment-page-1#comment-6253 ~dannielly~ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:45 +0000 http://talk-spanish.info/what-is-the-difference-between-the-two-spanish-verbs-ser-and-estar.php#comment-6253 Ser- permanent (such as Soy una chica), something that will always be true Estar- temporary (such as Estoy en la biblioteca), something that will end Ser- permanent (such as Soy una chica), something that will always be true
Estar- temporary (such as Estoy en la biblioteca), something that will end

]]> By: Jane S http://talk-spanish.info/what-is-the-difference-between-the-two-spanish-verbs-ser-and-estar.php/comment-page-1#comment-6254 Jane S Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:06:45 +0000 http://talk-spanish.info/what-is-the-difference-between-the-two-spanish-verbs-ser-and-estar.php#comment-6254 Ser is used for permanent conditions, descriptions of what someone is like, and things like professions, that don't often change. Also for expressions of time. Estar is used for temporary conditions. How you feel, what something is like at this moment, such as the food is hot, the water is cold. (which can change). And for a few exceptions to the rule such as marriage and death, both of which one would assume to be permanent. And craziness. And Estar is used as the helping verb for the present progressive. Ser is used for permanent conditions, descriptions of what someone is like, and things like professions, that don’t often change.

Also for expressions of time.

Estar is used for temporary conditions. How you feel, what something is like at this moment, such as the food is hot, the water is cold. (which can change). And for a few exceptions to the rule such as marriage and death, both of which one would assume to be permanent. And craziness.

And Estar is used as the helping verb for the present progressive.

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