Now that regular verbs are a piece of cake, how about something a little more complex to spice up the mix? The Spanish verbs ser and estar both translate as “to be,” but they cannot be used interchangeably. The next two chapters will show you how to distinguish between these two verbs, and the correct contexts for their usage.
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Spanish Sections
- Starting with the Basics
- Pronunciation I: The Alphabet and Vowels
- Pronunciation II: Consonants and Accent Marks
- Subjects: Who Are You?
- Verbs: What Do You Do?
- Who Are You? Introducing Ser
- How Are You? Introducing Estar
- As Time Goes By: Other Verb Tenses
- The Vocabulary of Time
- Important Verbs to Know
- Present-Tense Irregular Verbs I
- Present-Tense Irregular Verbs II
- In Addition to the Verb: Direct and Indirect Objects
- Family and Friends
- Irregular Verbs: Moving Through Time
- Impersonal Assertions and the Subjunctive
- What You Like to Do
- Any Questions?
- A Day in the Life
- Means of Communication
- Spanish-to-English Glossary
- English-to-Spanish Glossary
- Spanish Idioms
- Verb Tables
- Answer Key