Lesson 51 · Ser
Teach
Fill it in 5
Say it 3
Review 4
Where someone was from
era de
was from· tap the form for the whole table
Say these out loud
Why it works
Origin is ser de: era de Valencia.
Estar de means something else, so never use estar for origin.
Why not estaba de
estaba de Valencia
(says nothing in Spanish)
Says nothing. Estar de is a role you hold for a while: estaba de camarero.
In a full sentence
Mi nueva compañera era de Valencia.
My new colleague was from Valencia.
Use era de to say where she came from.
La médica de guardia era de Bilbao.
The doctor on duty was from Bilbao.
Use era de to say where someone came from.
5 gaps to fill, then 3 sentences from the English · say or type each one