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AUXILIARY VERB
Definition: Spanish has three auxiliary verbs: ser / estar to be and haber to have.
Ser and Estar
Spanish has two auxiliaries "to be" they have very specific meanings which are not interchangeable, when a person describes itself, it is necessary to use several verbs; ser/estar (to be) are most frequent.
Examples in Spanish:
my girlfriend is pretty
mi enamorada es linda
my girlfriend looks pretty
mi enamorada esta Linda (at this specific moment).
my father is smart
mi padre es listo
my father is alive
mi padre esta listo(at this specific moment).
the child is tall
el niño es alto
the child is sad
el niño esta triste
Auxiliary verbs Ser and Estar:
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Past |
Future |
Conditional |
| I/yo |
soy |
fui |
seré |
sería |
| you/tú |
eres |
fuiste |
serás |
serías |
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he, she, you
él, ella, Ud |
es |
fue |
será |
sería |
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| we/nosotros |
somos |
fuimos |
seremos |
seríamos |
| you/vosotros |
sois |
fuisteis |
seréis |
seríais |
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they, you
ellos, Uds. |
son |
fueron |
serán |
serían |
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