Speak in a Week ™ Spanish Week Three byDonaldS.Rivera IllustrationsbyJulieBradbury Published&distributedby PentonOverseas,Inc. Carlsbad,CA SpeakinaWeek™ Spanish: WeekThree ® Copyright©1998,2003DonaldS.Rivera 1998,2003PentonOverseas,Inc., Nopartofthisbookoraccompanyingaudiocompactdiscmaybereproduced, storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformormeanselectronic, mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwisewithoutpriorwrittenpermission fromPentonOverseas,Inc. PublishedanddistributedbyPentonOverseas,Inc., 2470ImpalaDrive,Carlsbad,CA92008. www.pentonoverseas.com Contactpublisherbyphoneat(800)748-5804 orviaemail,[email protected]. Firstprinting2004 ISBN1-59125-287-3 Contents: Lesson17:Theverbtobe:Ser&Estar...........................1-22 Lesson18:DifferentformsofSer...............................23-44 Lesson19:DifferentformsofEstar.............................45-66 Lesson20:Actionsinprogress.................................67-88 Lesson21:Thereis,Thereare,theverbHaber...................89-110 Lesson22:Presenttense,regularverbs.........................111-132 Lesson23:Presenttense,stem-changingverbs..................133-154 Lesson24:Commonirregularverbs...........................155-176 PronunciationNotes,Glossary&GrammarTips.................177-237 HowtoUseSpeakinaWeek: StartwithLessonSeventeenwhichpicksupwhereLessonSixteenofWeek Twoleftoff.Continuetofollowthelessonsinordersoyoulearneverythingwell. Mastereachlessonbeforeyougotothenextone. Eachlessonbeginswithanoutlineofwhatyou’llbelearning,followedbyten illustratedexamples,firstinSpanish,theninEnglish. Foreverylesson,there’s atrackontheaudioCDtohelpyouwithSpanishpronunciation. Ontheillustratedpages,you’llalsofindextragrammartips,helpfulhints, andinterestingfactsaboutSpanish-speakingcultures. Followingtheeight lessons,you’llfindareferencesectionwithbasicinfo,morewords,andextra grammar. Whenyou’vefinishedthelessons,gototheaudioCDandlistentothelastfive tracks:TheMasteryExercises. You’llplaywiththeSpanishyounowknow,so thatyou’llbeabletomakenewsentencesfromwhatyou’velearned. You’llbespeakingSpanish! Lesson 17 In this lesson you will learn... (cid:2) • the form of the verb to be es (ser) used to express personal characteristics, nationality, time, possession, etc. (cid:2) • the form of the verb to be está (estar) used to express location, condition, and an action in progress 1 In Spanish the verb forms es and está are both used to espress is. While both mean is, they convey distinctly different meanings. The conditions for correct usage of both are listed below: Use es to express... Use está to express... • Indentification • Location • Nationality and origin • States of being • Profession •Actions in progress (IntroducedinLesson20) • Physical features • Personality traits • Ownership • Marital status • Dates and times 2 Tomás es... americano. deCalifornia. Use es (ser) to express nationality or origin. Answer: Carla es americana. 3 Thomas is... American. fromCalifornia. Adjectives of nationality also agree with the noun in gender. Extra practice: Carla is American. 4 Él es... maestro. abogado. Use es (ser) to describe someone’s profession. To describe a female’s profession, say: Ella es maestra or Ella es abogada. 5