This activity serves as practice for the differences between the verbs ser and estar in the preterite and imperfect tenses. Ser and estar imperfect and preterite tense practice activity Los profesores estuvieron de guardia – The teachers were on (playground) duty. Estuvo de vacaciones en julio – He was on vacation in July.So all of these expressions can use this irregular verb in the preterite tense, or in just about any other tense. It’s always a great idea to remember some common expressions so you can sound like a native! So, it’s a small difference – but nonetheless, an important one to understand! Expressions with estarĮstar is a fairly common verb, and like any other Spanish verb like this – you’ll find it’s used in a lot of Spanish expressions. However, using estar + gerund highlights the ongoing connotation. The reason this is less frequently used is because oftentimes, you’ll just use the second verb (the gerund one) in the preterite tense instead. ![]()
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