Example:
Espana ______ un pais maravillioso!
1. Remember your conjugations,
talking about yourself (yo) -o
talking to someone (tu) -as, -es
talking about someone (el, ella, usted) -a, -e
talking about a group including yourself (nosotros, nosotras) -amos, -emos, -imos
talking about a group you are not included in (ellos, ellas, ustedes) -an, -en
2. Identify what is being discussed (the subject). In this case, "Espana is the subject.
Espana ______ un pais maravillioso!
3. What part of speech does the subject belong to?
The example is talking about Espana so we use "el, ella, usted".
4. Identify if ser or estar is used, use D.O.C.T.O.R. and P.L.A.C.E. as reference.
Ser
Date - day of the month, holiday
Ocupation - job, work-related
Time - specific time, time of day
Origin - subject is the original version of the topic
Relation - subject is in relation to any of the examples above
Estar
Position - specific occupation or job
Location - place, building
Action - verb
Condition - state of being
Emotion - feeling
Espana is a location so we use estar.
5. Conjugate verb and answer question, ser and estar conjugations (listed in order of ser then estar).
Yo - soy, estoy
Tu - eres, estas
El, ella, usted - es, esta
Nosotros - somos, estamos
Ellos, ellas, ustedes - son, estan
Answer to example, "Espana es un pais maravillioso!"
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