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SER vs ESTAR both verbs can be translate as "to be"

 COMPLETE CONJUGATION OF SER  here by Diccionario de la Real Academia Española
 COMPLETE CONJUGATION OF ESTAR  here by Diccionario de la Real Academia Española

SER

NAME
NATIONALITY
DESCRIPTION
PROFESSION
POLITICAL VIEWS
RELIGION

DEFINE WORDS
COLOR
MATERIAL

SHAPE
PRICE
HOUR
DAY
DATE

Impersonal expressions
Soy Ana.                                      
Soy americana.                          
Soy alta. Soy tímida.                         

Soy enfermera.                           
Juan es socialista.                      
Soy budista. 

Internet es una red informática.        
​Mi coche es rojo.                        
La mesa es de madera.     

La mesa es redonda.         
Son 9,50 euros.
Son las 2 de la tarde.                 
Es lunes.                                      
Es 4 de abril.  

Es importante.     
                      
 I'm Ana.
 I'm American.
 I'm tall. I'm shy.
 I'm a nurse.
 Juan is socialist.
 I'm Buddhist.

 Internet is a computer network.
 My car is red.
 The table is made of wood.

 The table is round.
 It's 9.50 euros.
 It's 2 pm.
 It's Monday.
 It's April 4th.

 It's important.

ESTAR

MARITAL STATUS
CONDITION
LOCATION
PROGRESSIVE TENSE
Estoy soltero/casado/divorciado/viudo.
Estoy muy cansado/a.                                
Roma está en Italia. Ana está en París.  
Los niños están jugando.
            
 I'm single/married/divorced/widow
 I'm very tired.
 Rome is in Italy. Ana is in Paris.
 The children are playing.


Attention!

 El pimiento es verde. / El pimiento está verde.
 Juan es rico. / El pescado está rico.
 María es joven. / María está joven.
 Tu madre es guapa. / Ella está guapa.
 El coche es nuevo. / El coche está nuevo.
 La casa es vieja. / La casa está vieja.
 Los niños son malos. / Los niños están malos.
 Elena es buena. / Elena está buena.
 Mi hermano es listo. / Mi hermano está listo.
 Carmen es muy viva. / Carmen está viva.
 The pepper is green. (color) / The pepper is unripe.
 Juan is rich. / The fish is tasty.
 Maria is young. / María looks young.
 Your mother's pretty. / She looks very nice today.
 The car is new. / The car looks new.
 The house is old. / The house looks old.
 The children are mean. / The children are sick.
 Elena is good. (person) / Elena is attractive.
 My brother is clever. / My brother is ready.
 Carmen is very sharp. / Carmen is alive.

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