Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Test

 1. Direct from Drudge Report:

SOURCE: TWO CRITICAL OBAMA BOOKS WILL TOP NYT BESTSELLERS LIST...

#1 THE AMATEUR, BY ED KLEIN

#2 THE GREAT DESTROYER, BY DAVID LIMBAUGH

Developing...
2. Bizarre White House response to the felony charge involving the US Secretary of Commerce....a felony charge.

3. Jobless claims rise again.

4. T (ATT) keeps hitting new highs, and pays a great dividend). Disclaimer: this is not an investment site. This is simply idle chatter among friends. 

5. Stanford was given 110 years in prison and some complained that he was not given the maximum punishment. Such hatred out there. 


Friday, December 24, 2021

To Be -- Ser vs Estar

SER vs ESTAR: link here

  • Ser is used in a simple way, to talk about WHAT something is (permanent state). To describe characteristics that are an essential part of the thing we’re talking about.
  • Estar is used to talk about HOW something is, so we use it for conditions, locations, emotions, and actions (temporary states).
    • ser: doctor
    • estar: place

SER: conjugating the irregular verb SER, "to be"; (to be, is are)

ESTAR: conjugating the irregular verb ESTAR,"; (to be. is, are)

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Present Tense: Ser

yo soy            nosotros somos

tu eres            vosotros sois
usted es          ustedes son

el es                ellos/ellas son

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Present Tense: Estar (to be)


yo estoy            nosotros estamos

tu estas            vosotros estais
usted esta          ustedes sestan

el esta                ellos/ella estan 

 

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Present Tense: Hacer (to do / make)


yo haco            nosotros hacemos

tu haces           vosotros haceis
usted hace        ustedes hacen

el hace                ellos/ella hace

 

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Present Tense: Ir (to go)


yo voy            nosotros vamos

tu vas            vosotros vais
usted va         ustedes van

el va                ellos/ella van

Test

 1. Direct from Drudge Report: SOURCE: TWO CRITICAL OBAMA BOOKS WILL TOP NYT BESTSELLERS LIST... #1 THE AMATEUR, BY ED KLEIN #2 THE...