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Auxiliary Verbs Ser and Estar

Ser and Estar

SER is used as a true auxiliary, when it forms the passive voice.

ESTAR is an auxiliary when it forms the progressive tenses, as:

Estoy escribiendo (I am writing).
Estaba escribiendo (he was writing).

The difficulty in the employment of SER and ESTAR is, by some, unduly magnified. Others give the following rule:

Ser denotes a permanent state.
Estar denotes a temporary state.

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Vocabulary

convenir - to agree
cuenta de ganancias y pérdidas - profit and loss account
balance - balance, balance sheet

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Use of Auxiliary Verbs

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