State a Supplied Identity
Ser identifies a person or classifies a referent.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Distinguish Identity, Location, State and Existence
Ser, estar and hay organize different claims. Ask what the sentence means and which referent it describes before choosing a form; permanent versus temporary is not a complete rule.
Before you begin
- Use simple noun groups and subject labels; distinguish identity from location.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Locate an Identified Referent
Estar locates an identified person or object.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Describe a Contextual Feeling
Estar is used in the supplied statements of being tired or happy at the stated moment.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Announce Existence with Hay
Hay announces the presence of something without selecting a person-specific verb form.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- Instituto Cervantes Plan Curricular, broad topic reference: topic reference — Distinguish Identity, Location, State and Existence
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.