I can use estar, choose between ser and estar, make the adjective agree, put the article before the possessive, and tell este, esse, and aquele apart.
What we review in Module 3
What we review in Module 3
There are no new rules in this lesson: only a check of the module's five topics.
• The verb estar: where someone is and how they are now (estou, estás, está, estamos, estão) — lesson 1.
• Choosing between ser and estar: who someone is and where they're from — ser; where they are and how they are now — estar. The table of uses is in front of you — lesson 2.
• Adjectives: gender and number follow the noun, and the adjective goes after the noun — lesson 3.
• The possessive with the article: o meu pai, a minha mãe, os meus irmãos — lesson 4.
• Three distances: este near me, esse near you, aquele far from both of us — lesson 5. The tables of lessons 1, 3, 4, and 5 are open: you can look back at them.
Which verb does what
The time and the weather are set phrases: São três horas, Está frio.
| Use | Verb | Example |
|---|---|---|
| who someone is | ser | É a Inês. |
| where someone is from | ser | É de Coimbra. |
| occupation | ser | O Duarte é cozinheiro. |
| a lasting feature | ser | O Porto é bonito. |
| the time | ser | São três horas |
| where right now | estar | Está em casa. |
| how right now | estar | Estão cansados. |
| weather | estar | Está frio |
Lesson notes
What we review in Module 3
There are no new rules in this lesson: only a check of the module's five topics.
• The verb estar: where someone is and how they are now (estou, estás, está, estamos, estão) — lesson 1.
• Choosing between ser and estar: who someone is and where they're from — ser; where they are and how they are now — estar. The table of uses is in front of you — lesson 2.
• Adjectives: gender and number follow the noun, and the adjective goes after the noun — lesson 3.
• The possessive with the article: o meu pai, a minha mãe, os meus irmãos — lesson 4.
• Three distances: este near me, esse near you, aquele far from both of us — lesson 5. The tables of lessons 1, 3, 4, and 5 are open: you can look back at them.