Sixth grade students learned how to differentiate between the two verbs ser and estar. Both verbs mean, "to be." . Students were familiar with the present tense conjugations of the verbs, but not their uses. To practice the uses of the verbs, students wrote sentences while describing images. They were careful in selecting which verbs to use when describing different aspects of the images. Some of the questions they answered were, ¿dónde está?, ¿qué están haciendo?, ¿Cómo es?, ¿De dónde son?. These questions opened up the possibilities for them to be creative in their writing as well as using each verb correctly.
Below are some of the ways students learned to differentiate the verbs and their uses:
Ser Estar
physical description feelingsnationality emotions
gender physical conditions
profession location
possession present progressive tense (-ing)
dates, times, events
Students also enjoyed this rap video explaining the difference between the two verbs.
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