Irregular Spanish Verbs - ser, estar  


Verbs ser & estar

The verbs estar and ser are irregular in the present tense. The irregular forms of each verb are shown below.

estar (example sentences) (full conjugation)

yo estoy (I am)
estás (you are)
Ud./él/ella está (you/he/she is)
nosotros (as) estamos (we are)
vosotros (as) estáis (you guys are)
Uds./ellos/ ellas están (you all/they are)

ser (example sentences) (full conjugation)

yo soy (I am)
eres (you are)
Ud./él/ella es (you/he/she is)
nosotros (as) somos (we are)
vosotros (as) sois (you guys are)
Uds./ellos/ ellas son (you/they are)

Este río es muy ancho.
This river is very wide.

Hoy el agua del río está muy caliente.
Today the river's water is very warm.

Ser is often used to express the norm.

Estar expresses a departure from the norm.

José es una persona tranquila pero hoy está molesto.
Joe is a calm person but today he is upset.


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