CSG040

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Ser and Estar

Elias son mis hermanas.

John es su ex-marido. jTu eres mi amigo!

• time. The singular form es is used to refer to i hours.

Es la una y media.

Son las ocho y cuarto.

•    place and datę of an event.

Manana es mi cumpleańos.

Las reuniones son en el salon de conferencias.

Hoy es el primero de mayo.

•    origin, possession, and the materials objects

Estos zapatos son de Italia.

La casa es de Lucy.

Mi reloj no es de oro.

•    quantity and price.

Cuatro por tres son doce.

—^ Cu anto es?

—Son doce euros.

They are my sisters.

John is her ex-husband.

You are my friend!

is for oneoclock. Use the plural son for all other

It is halfpast one.

It is eight thirty.

Tomorrow is my birthday.

The meetings are in the conference room.

Today is May 1.

are madę of, with the preposition de.

These shoes are from Italy.

The house i s Lucy ’s.

My watchis not (madę of) gold.

Four times three is twelve.

“How muchis it ?”

“It is twelve euros.”

•    with the passive voice construction ser + participle + por.

Las playas son admiradas por los    The beaches are admired by the tourists.

turistas.

El libro sera publicado en San Juan.    The book will be published in San Juan.

Notę that in the passive voice construction with ser, the past participle of the verb functions as an adjective and must agree in gender and number with the subject.

•    with impersonal expressions.

jEs urgente llarnar a tu casa ahora!    It is urgent to cali your house now!

ejercicio

l Yerdadero o falso ?

_ 1. La luna es un planeta.

_ 2. Picasso es un cientifico famoso.

_ 3. Cuatro por cinco son veinte.

_ 4. La biologia es una ciencia.

_ 5. Buenos Aires es la Capital de Ecuador.

_ 6. Una hora es una medida de tiempo.