Expressing "To Be" in Spanish Using Ser, Estar and Haber

This video focuses mainly on the differences between ser and estar when expressing forms such as am, is, are, was and were in Spanish.

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[hugstablebear]

A web site listed the following as one of the top 10 errors in learning Spanish:

Use "ser" to tell where an event is taking place.

Early in your studies, you probably learned that "estar" is always used to denote location. When it comes to events, this can be confusing. "Ser" is always used to tell where an event is taking place. "El perro está en la casa," but "La fiesta es en la casa."

I'd never heard this before and you didn't mention it. Is that correct?

[languagenow]

@hugstablebear Yes, that is correct, but check 2:48. I definitely cover it.

[MrTentaclerape]

Shouldn't "Mis tíos eran comunistas." be changed to Mis tíos fueron comunistas."? I think it makes more sense.

[languagenow]

It depends... fueron might work if you made it clear you were referring to a specific block of time: fueron comunistas durante la segunda guerra mudial, use of the preterite emphasizes narration of a completed act vs. description of someone in the past

[maritoretamal]

@MsBrownpenny ES is a form used with el, ella, ud o eso (he, she, you, it) - brian es alto (brian is tall) - mary es una enfermera (mary is a nurse) - (tu) eres encantador (you are charming) - mi guitarra es blanca (my guitar is white)

[maritoretamal]

@schmidt2616 nosotros SOMOS estudiantes (we are studients), ustedes SON profesores (you are teachers)

[schmidt2616]

I am having difficulty using the correct form of the verb and cant seem to find the conjugations for the specific sentences.

For example, what form of ser do you use for nosotros, or Ustedes?

Is it possible for you to do the complete list of Estar/Haber/Ser? Thanks

[MsBrownpenny]

Ser and Estar (ES) I am confused is Es the same as either or????

[plym0uth2]

@JuliaEE86 how is your spanish now. 7 months later from this comment ? because i cant get my head around this

[Felipenietosachica]

@languagenow I do have to say that although "argentina esta en buenos aires" is grammatically correct it is not usually how native speakers refer to that specific case... they would often use something like: "buenos aires -queda- en argerntina" responding to the question: "donde queda buenos aires?" since it is also odd to say: "donde esta buenos aires?"... its a very specific case but because buenos aires cant change locations its better to use "quedar"...

[Felipenietosachica]

@languagenow that is correct "fueron" and "eran" both apply apply to an action in the past that is over...what makes them different is the time frame and context its hard to understand ...

[MendicinoB]

DUDE! Thank you! I've been bugging out over an exam I have later, and this video helped me finally get this. Thumbs up.

[MrVideocontent]

I greatly appreciate your help and teaching method.

May you please make a video explaining how to use QUE with two SUBJETOS, and comparatives and superlatives? :)

[superfashion666]

Muy buena explicación. Te felicito!!