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This is common confusion for many Spanish students. Both verbs mean 'to be' in English, but have different uses in Spanish! Here's a very general go-to rule to help you remember which verb to use when: 'S...

In general, ser refers to permanent states and estar refers to to temporary states.In particular, estar can be used for locations, except when talking about events.
For example, Su café está listo =...

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"Ser" and "estar" are the 2 forms of the verb "to be" in Spanish. The first indicates identity and is more permanent, used in sentences like "I am Naomi" (Yo soy Na...

For regular verbs, the present subjunctive is formed differently depending on whether the verb ends with -ar or -er/ir. For -ar verbs , take the first person singular of the present tense of the verb, rem...