Beginning Spanish ¡Empecemos por aquí!

120 •  Chapter 2: Las personas y las perspectivas 4. El público ____________________orgulloso de la seguridad del pueblo. está estoy están 5. Mi mamá está ________________________porque la puerta está abierta. nerviosos nerviosa nerviosas 31. Verbos y adjetivos Each sentence below is missing the verb estar and an adjective. Conjugate estar to match the subject and write the most logical adjective in the correct form. Follow the example. Ejemplo: (orgulloso, triste) Mis papás están orgullosos de mí porque soy magnífica. 1. (feliz, abierto) El libro ______________ ______________________porque necesito estudiar. 2. (sucio, nervioso) Las calles del pueblo ______________ ______________________, ¡pero son seguras! 3. (limpio, triste) No podemos invitar a amigos si la casa no ______________ ______________________. 4. (feliz, cerrado) ¿Los usuarios ____________________________________con el producto? 5. (enojado, cerrado) No puedo dormir porque mi puerta no ______________ ______________________. 6. (enojado, limpio) ¡No ayudas 55 a limpiar la casa! ¿Por eso ______________ _______________ tu mamá? Learning objectives check, Lengua 2.3: Estar with adjectives ❏ I can conjugate estar in the present tense for all subjects. ❏ I can ask and answer questions about how someone is feeling. ❏ I can usually select the correct form of an adjective to accompany estar . ❏ I can use estar to express states and conditions of objects. Lengua 2.4: Ser versus estar The verbs ser and estar will remain a focus of Spanish classes all the way up through the advanced level. For English speakers, these two verbs are often challenging because they both mean “to be.” Where English has one verb, Spanish has two. Adding to this challenge is the fact that these two verbs are not interchangeable in Spanish; using the wrong verb impedes communication. As a learner of Spanish, there- fore, it is important to be patient with the process of learning when to use each verb, but the distinction also deserves some extra attention. In this section, we will look at the most common uses for each verb. 55 help