Do you know when to use SER vs ESTAR?
Some of you may remember my original Spanish Grammar Review podcast, which I started in 2007. I took a break to focus on the Medical Spanish Podcast and resumed podcasting about Spanish grammar in June 2012. In this first podcast of the “new” Spanish Grammar Review, we take an audio quiz covering when to use SER and when to use ESTAR. I hope you enjoy it.
El concierto ____ en Minneapolis.
(The concert is in Minneapolis.)
¡El pescado ___ rico!
(The fish is delicious!)
Mi casa ____ a 10 kilómetros del centro.
(My house is 10 kilometers from downtown.)
___ yo.
(It’s me.)
El trabajo ____ hecho.
(The work is done.)
Ya ___ tarde.
(It’s already too late.)
¿Cómo ___ el dolor?
(What is the pain like?)
Lo más importante ___ los niños.
(The most important thing is the children.
El cielo ___ azul.
(The sky is blue.)
¡El cielo ___ anaranjado!
(The sky is orange!)
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Am I able to download these to the podcast? I would like to review these while I’m driving, thank you so much :)
Hello Jennifer,
You have two options for downloading the audio file.
1. You can subscribe to the premium Spanish Grammar podcast feed here.
2. You cam download the audio file from the audio player by clicking the 3 vertical dots on the right end of the player. If you are on Safari, you control click the player and a dropdown menu will appear with the option to download the audio.
Finally, you can also use this site on your mobile phone to listen to lessons while driving. (That is what I do.)
With any of these options, please be safe while driving, and get lesson ready to go before starting out. ;-)
Let me know if you need more assistance. Thanks for learning Spanish with us!
Molly