spanish help??? ?Ser o estar? Choose the correct form of ser or estar int eh following sentences.?

Question

Jose tiene la gripe(Jos has the flu.) Jose______enfermo.
A.sona
B.es
C.estan
D.esta
E.son
F.none of the above

?Come se dice"tall" en espanol?
A.largo
Bgrande
C.bajo
D.gripe
E.estan
F.alto

Answer 1

1.D
2.F

Answer 2

Jose está enfermo= D. está
tall= f.alto
Words requiring ser
Ser is always used when the complement is a noun or pronoun, regardless of whether the speaker intended to express a fundamental essence (though in practice they do tend to express this):

Es una persona sucia = "He's a dirty person"
Es una persona abierta = "She's an open person"
Soy la víctima = "I'm the victim"
However, it is not always easy to know what is a noun. For example, pez is a noun meaning "fish", but estar pez is a colloquial expression meaning to be "rubbish" or "useless" at a given activity.

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Words requiring estar
Estar must be used when the complement is bien or mal, no matter what meaning is intended.

Este libro está muy bien = Este libro es muy bueno = "This book is very good" (nature)
Estoy muy mal = Estoy muy malo = "I'm feeling terrible, ill" (state)

I hope this helps

Answer 3

as most have said. D and F.
as to your question ser or estar. quite simple.
Ser = all the time, or unchanging. for example.
soy ingles - im english its not going to change.
ella es betty - she's betty, unlikly to change who she is

estar = at that moment, ever changing. for example
estoy aqui - i am here, but could be there later or somewhere else
el esta borracho - he is drunk, but wont be for ever.

get it?
hope this helps.

Answer 4

d and f