Prompt
You have been working through a lot of material that includes sorting grammatically correct and incorrect sentences.
Directions: Take a look at the sentences below. Explain in 1-2 sentences in your own words, what you think could be the reason for using the verb ser in a sentence versus using estar, when both verbs mean "to be."
Look at the patterns and make your best guess.
English Right
Wrong
Where is Raul?
¿Dónde está Raúl?
*¿Dónde es Raúl?
Patricia is intelligent.
Patricia es inteligente.
*Patricia está inteligente.
Carlos is Guatemalan.
Carlos es guatemalteco.
*Carlos está guatemalteco.
You are playing the piano.
Tú estás tocando el piano.
*Tú eres tocando el piano.
My brothers are content/happy.
Mis hermanos están contentos.
*Mis hermanos son contentos.