Spanish Speak in a Week - Week 3 of 4 - Book Penton Overseas

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Speak in a Week
™
Spanish
Week Three
byDonaldS.Rivera
IllustrationsbyJulieBradbury
Published&distributedby
PentonOverseas,Inc.
Carlsbad,CA
SpeakinaWeek™
Spanish:
WeekThree
®
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Firstprinting2004
ISBN1-59125-287-3
Contents:
Lesson17:Theverbtobe:Ser&Estar...........................1-22
Lesson18:DifferentformsofSer...............................23-44
Lesson19:DifferentformsofEstar.............................45-66
Lesson20:Actionsinprogress.................................67-88
Lesson21:Thereis,Thereare,theverbHaber...................89-110
Lesson22:Presenttense,regularverbs.........................111-132
Lesson23:Presenttense,stem-changingverbs..................133-154
Lesson24:Commonirregularverbs...........................155-176
PronunciationNotes,Glossary&GrammarTips.................177-237
HowtoUseSpeakinaWeek:
StartwithLessonSeventeenwhichpicksupwhereLessonSixteenofWeek
Twoleftoff.Continuetofollowthelessonsinordersoyoulearneverythingwell.
Mastereachlessonbeforeyougotothenextone.
Eachlessonbeginswithanoutlineofwhatyou’llbelearning,followedbyten
illustratedexamples,firstinSpanish,theninEnglish. Foreverylesson,there’s
atrackontheaudioCDtohelpyouwithSpanishpronunciation.
Ontheillustratedpages,you’llalsofindextragrammartips,helpfulhints,
andinterestingfactsaboutSpanish-speakingcultures. Followingtheeight
lessons,you’llfindareferencesectionwithbasicinfo,morewords,andextra
grammar.
Whenyou’vefinishedthelessons,gototheaudioCDandlistentothelastfive
tracks:TheMasteryExercises. You’llplaywiththeSpanishyounowknow,so
thatyou’llbeabletomakenewsentencesfromwhatyou’velearned.
You’llbespeakingSpanish!
Lesson 17
In this lesson you will learn...
(cid:2)
• the form of the verb to be es (ser)
used to express personal
characteristics, nationality,
time, possession, etc.
(cid:2)
• the form of the verb to be está (estar)
used to express location,
condition, and an action in
progress
1
In Spanish the verb forms es and está are both used to espress is.
While both mean is, they convey distinctly different meanings.
The conditions for correct usage of both are listed below:
Use es to express... Use está to express...
• Indentification • Location
• Nationality and origin • States of being
• Profession •Actions in progress
(IntroducedinLesson20)
• Physical features
• Personality traits
• Ownership
• Marital status
• Dates and times
2
Tomás es...
americano. deCalifornia.
Use es (ser) to express nationality or origin.
Answer: Carla es americana.
3
Thomas is...
American. fromCalifornia.
Adjectives of nationality also agree with the noun
in gender. Extra practice: Carla is American.
4
Él es...
maestro. abogado.
Use es (ser) to describe someone’s profession.
To describe a female’s profession, say:
Ella es maestra or Ella es abogada.
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