Note Taking Guide: Ser or estar. (Página 253) Ser and estar both

Nombre ___________________________________________________ Fecha _________________________
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Note Taking Guide: Ser or estar. (Página 253)
Ser and estar both mean ______________________. Here’s how to use them:
Use __________________ to indicate origin: where someone or something is from.
Yo _____________ de Quito.
Use __________________ to describe personal traits and physical characteristics.
Los estudiantes __________________ inteligentes.
__________________ is also used to indicate professions.
La señora Ramirez _______________ maestra.
Remember that you also use ser to identify ______________________________________ and to give
the __________________ and the ___________________________.
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Use __________________ to indicate location: where someone or something is.
Quito _______________ en Ecuador.
__________________ is also used to describe conditions, such as how someone feels.
Physical: ¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
__________________ bien.
I’m fine.
Emotional: Estamos contentos.
We are happy.
__________________ enojados.
They are angry.
Nombre ___________________________________________________ Fecha _________________________
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Ordinal Numbers. (Página 258)
In both English and Spanish, ____________________________ indicate position in a series or the order
of items.
…in second place
…en segundo lugar
When used with a noun, an ordinal number must agree in __________________________ and
_______________________________ with that noun.
Here’s how:
primero(a)
__________________________
sexto(a) ____________________________
segundo(a)
__________________________
séptimo(a) __________________________
tercero(a)
__________________________
octavo(a) ___________________________
cuarto(a)
__________________________
noveno(a) ___________________________
quinto(a)
__________________________
décimo(a) ___________________________
Ordinals are placed _________________ nouns.
Nuestro apartamento está en el ________________________ piso.
Our apartment is on the eighth floor.
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________________________ and ________________________ drop the ________ before a masculine
singular noun.
Enero es el ____________________ mes del año.
January is the first month of the year.