| A | B |
|---|
| SER | to be (used to say WHO or WHAT something is) |
| ESTAR | to be (used to say WHERE or HOW something is) |
| SOY, ERES, ES, SOMOS, SOIS, SON | PRESENT forms of Ser (all six) |
| ESTOY, ESTÁS, ESTÁ, ESTAMOS, ESTÁIS, ESTÁN | PRESENT forms of Estar (all six) |
| SOY ALTO | I am tall |
| ERES INTELIGENTE | You are smart |
| ELLA ES RUBIA | She is blond |
| SOMOS AMERICANOS | We are Americans |
| USTEDES SON ESTUDIANTES BUENOS | You guys are good students |
| ELLAS SON NUESTRAS MADRES | They are our mothers |
| ELLOS SON SIMPÁTICOS | They are nice |
| MI HERMANO ES BOMBERO | My brother is a fireman |
| MI AMIGA ES ENFERMERA | My friend is a nurse (fem) |
| USTED ES PROFESOR | You are a teacher |
| ERES MI AMIGO | You are my friend |
| ES LA UNA Y MEDIA | It's one thirty (half past one) |
| SON LAS DOS Y CUARTO | It's two fifteen (quarter past two) |
| SON LAS SEIS DE LA TARDE | It's six in the afternoon |
| SON LAS DIEZ DE LA MAÑANA | It's ten in the morning |
| ES DIFÍCIL | It's difficult |
| ESTOY NERVIOSO | I am nervous |
| ¿ESTÁS EN CASA? | Are you at home? |
| EL PROFESOR ESTÁ EXPLICÁNDONOS LA LECCIÓN | The teacher is explaining the lesson to us |
| ESTAMOS EN CALIFORNIA | We are in California |
| USTEDES ESTÁN ESCRIBIENDO BIEN | You guys are writing well |
| ELLOS ESTÁN EN MÉXICO | They are in Mexico |
| EL CONCIERTO ES EN NUEVA YORK | The concert is in New York |
| EL PARTIDO ES EN BRENTWOOD | The game is at Brentwood |
| LA FIESTA ES EN MI CASA | The party is at my house |
| LOS TACOS ESTÁN DELICIOSOS | The tacos are delicious |
| LA SOPA ESTÁ CALIENTE | The soup is hot |
| ELLA ES BONITA.... ELLA ESTÁ BONITA | She is pretty (what she is).... She is pretty (how she is NOW) |
| SON RICOS | They are rich |
| ERES BUENO | You are good |
| ESTÁS BIEN | You are fine (well) |
| SER-BUE-NO (1-2-3) | To be GOOD (count to "3") |
| ES-TAR-BIEN (1-2-3) | To be FINE (count to "3") |
| DEBES LEER | You should read |
| TIENES QUE LEER | You have to read |
| TE TOCA LEER | It's your turn to read |
| HAY QUE LEER | You need to read |
| HAZME EL FAVOR DE LEER | Please (special form) read. |
| FAVOR DE NO LEER | Please (special form) DON'T read. |
| -É, -ASTE, -Ó, AMOS, -ASTEIS, -ARON | PRETERITE ENDINGS for -AR verbs |
| TELLS WHAT HAPPENED, OR DID HAPPEN (ONCE!) | The preterit endings tell what... |
| -Í, -ISTE, -IÓ, -IMOS, -ISTEIS, -IERON | PRETERITE ENDINGS for -ER and -IR verbs |
| HABLÉ | I spoke, I did speak |
| CANTASTE | You sang, you did sing |
| ÉL TRABAJÓ | He worked, he did work |
| NADAMOS | We swam, we did swim |
| TOMASTEIS | You all (SPAIN) took, you all did take |
| USTEDES PENSARON | You guys thought, you guys did think |
| DIBUJARON | They drew, they did draw |
| COMÍ | I ate, I did eat |
| APRENDIERON | They learned, they did learn |
| ELLA VIVIÓ | She lived, she did live |
| BEBIMOS | We drank, we did drink |
| VISTEIS | You guys (SPAIN) saw, you did see |
| DORMISTE | You slept, you did sleep |
| FUI | I went, I did go |
| HICE | I made, I did make (I did, I did do) |
| FUE | He went, he did go |
| HIZO | He did, he did do, (he made, he did make) |
| FUIMOS | We went, we did go |
| HICIMOS | We made, we did make (we did, we did do) |
| FUISTE | You went, you did go |
| FUERON | they went, they did go |
| HICIERON | They made, they did make, (they did, they did do) |
| HICISTE | You made, you did make, (you did, you did do) |
| IR | to go |
