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Seven lessons. Two verbs. Dozens of rules, exceptions, idioms, and drills. Now it is time to prove you own this. This lesson has no new theory -- it is pure application. You will face 20 sentences that test every rule from the entire course: identity vs. state, DOCTOR vs. PLACE, meaning-changing adjectives, passive vs. resultant, event locations, Colombian expressions, and the tricky edge cases that separate B1 from B2.
Think of this as your ser/estar final exam. Every sentence requires a choice. Every choice has consequences. Every explanation reinforces the rule. If you can get through this lesson with 85%+ accuracy, you have genuinely mastered one of the most challenging aspects of Spanish grammar.
No warm-up. No hand-holding. Let us go.
B1-B2 Language Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
Each sentence tests a specific rule or combination of rules. Choose carefully.
1. 'Mi hermana ___ doctora en el Hospital Universitario de Bogota.' (My sister is a doctor at the University Hospital.)
2. 'Bogota ___ a 2,640 metros sobre el nivel del mar.' (Bogota is at 2,640 meters above sea level.)
3. 'La arepa de choclo ___ deliciosa. La tienes que probar.' (The choclo arepa is delicious. You have to try it.)
4. 'Gabriel Garcia Marquez ___ el escritor colombiano mas famoso del mundo.' (GGM is the most famous Colombian writer in the world.)
5. '___ las once de la noche y todavia ___ despierto.' (It is 11 PM and I am still awake.)
6. 'No quiero ir a esa clase. El profesor ___ muy aburrido.' (I do not want to go to that class. The professor is very boring.)
7. '¿Ya ___ listos para el examen de manana?' (Are you all ready for tomorrow's exam?)
8. 'Este barrio ___ muy seguro. Puede caminar tranquilo de noche.' (This neighborhood is very safe. You can walk calmly at night.)
9. 'Los platanos ___ verdes todavia. Mejor compramos los maduros.' (The plantains are still unripe. Better to buy the ripe ones.)
10. 'El Festival de Flores ___ en Medellin cada agosto.' (The Flower Festival is in Medellin every August.)
11. 'Mi companero de cuarto ___ ___ en el bano desde hace una hora.' (My roommate has been in the bathroom for an hour.)
12. 'Ahora mismo, nosotros ___ ___ una pelicula colombiana.' (Right now, we are watching a Colombian movie.)
13. 'El aeropuerto El Dorado ___ en el occidente de Bogota.' (El Dorado Airport is in the west of Bogota.)
14. 'La Catedral de Sal ___ ___ en los anos noventa.' (The Salt Cathedral was built in the nineties.)
15. 'El informe ya ___ ___ . Se lo puedo enviar ahora.' (The report is already finished. I can send it to you now.)
16. 'Mi tio ___ divorciado desde hace tres anos.' (My uncle has been divorced for three years.)
17. '¡Esa pelicula ___ una chimba, parce!' (That movie was amazing, dude!)
18. 'Despues de la rumba del sabado, ___ completamente mamado.' (After Saturday's party, I was completely exhausted.)
19. 'La fiesta de cumpleanos ___ increible. ___ en un restaurante muy bonito y todo el mundo ___ feliz.' (The birthday party was incredible. It was at a beautiful restaurant and everyone was happy.)
20. 'Cuando era nino, mi familia ___ pobre, pero mi mama siempre ___ muy trabajadora. Ahora ella ___ la directora de una empresa.' (When I was a child, my family was poor, but my mom was always very hardworking. Now she is the director of a company.)
Count your correct answers out of 20.
Score Interpretation
This section tests speed. Choose as fast as you can -- do not overthink.
'Mi papa ___ colombiano.'
'El cafe ___ caliente.'
'Hoy ___ viernes.'
'Mis llaves ___ en la mesa.'
'La reunion ___ a las cuatro.'
'___ lloviendo mucho.'
'El carro ___ danado.'
'Ella ___ mi mejor amiga.'
Find and correct the error in each sentence.
'Mi hermano soy medico.' What is wrong?
'La fiesta esta en la casa de mi amigo.' What is wrong?
'Estoy de Bogota.' What is wrong?
Identify your weakest category from the self-assessment above.
Return to the lesson that covers that category (Lessons 1-7).
Write 10 new sentences in that category, choosing ser or estar for each.
You have completed the Ser vs. Estar Mastery course if you can:
Complete the final quiz to earn your Ser vs. Estar Mastery certificate.
Check your answers against the rules. For any you got wrong, write the rule and three more examples.
Take the quiz for that lesson again. Repeat until you score 100%.