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1 PRESENT BEING [T + obj] A1

used to say that something exists or is present now

es, está

  • is somebody/something

Collocations is a fact · is the case

  • There is a lot of traffic today.

    Hoy hay mucho tráfico.

2 IDENTITY [T + obj] A1

used to say who or what something is

es, es (una persona)

  • is somebody/something

Collocations is a teacher · is the president

  • She is a doctor.

    Ella es médico.

3 STATE/CONDITION [T + obj] A2

used to say what the state or condition of something is

es, está (en un estado)

  • is somebody/something

Collocations is cold · is open

  • The door is closed.

    La puerta está cerrada.

4 OPINION/FEELING [T + obj] B1

used to express an opinion or feeling about something

es, parece que (algo)

  • is interesting

Collocations is interesting · is important

  • This is a great opportunity.

    Esta es una gran oportunidad.

5 EQUATION/IDENTITY [T + obj] B1

used in mathematics to show that two things are equal or the same

es igual a, es (en matemáticas)

  • is something

Collocations is 2 plus 2 · is the same as

  • Two plus two is four.

    Dos más dos es cuatro.

6 TIME [T + obj] A2

used to say what time it is or when something happens

es, son (las horas)

  • is 3 o'clock

Collocations is now · is at midnight

  • It is five past six.

    Son las seis y cinco.

7 LOGIC/REASON [T + obj] B2

used to introduce a logical conclusion or reason

es, resulta que (algo)

  • is because

Collocations is because of · is due to

  • The reason is that it's too expensive.

    La razón es que es demasiado caro.

8 EXISTENTIAL [T + obj] A2

used to say that something exists or is present in a general sense

hay, existe (en un sentido general)

  • is something

Collocations there is a problem · there is an issue

  • There is no solution.

    No hay solución.