Ser vs Estar confusion This article talks about using El Presente to express general facts, simple enough...
... however my qualm is with the use of Ser vs Estar. My understanding was that ser would be used to generally describe things which don’t change over a prolonged period of time, eg. Relationships, jobs, generally accepted facts etc.
Therefore I was terribly confused when the correct response to one of your questions was:
“Francia está en Europa”.
Whereas the example on this page states:
“Roma es la capital de Italia.”
Both of these seem like general facts with a geographical theme... where do I draw the line?
Apologies for the essay! Haha
Hola,
I think " te voy a enseñar" is also valid. Isn't it?
Saludos
Am I right that I could exchage qué poco with cuánto and the sentence would be correct just with an opposite meaning?
He terminado todas otras pruebas. Qué voy a hacer ahora? He pagado otras dos meses.
¿Cómo hago pruebas de C1?
Hi, is there some kind of rule with the verbs that stem change to ue or is it just a case of learning and remembering which ones do?
Thanks :)
It would be great to have the english version as well so it is easier to understand unfamiliar words.
Hi, For some reason when trying to get the video, it says Video unavailable.
However, I was able to see other videos i.e Súbeme la radio - Enrique Iglesias etc.
Nicole
This article talks about using El Presente to express general facts, simple enough...
... however my qualm is with the use of Ser vs Estar. My understanding was that ser would be used to generally describe things which don’t change over a prolonged period of time, eg. Relationships, jobs, generally accepted facts etc.
Therefore I was terribly confused when the correct response to one of your questions was:
“Francia está en Europa”.
Whereas the example on this page states:
“Roma es la capital de Italia.”
Both of these seem like general facts with a geographical theme... where do I draw the line?
Apologies for the essay! Haha
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