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Junior Cycle Spanish: Ser & estar

How often Ser & estar comes up on the Spanish papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Ser & estar, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Ser & estar.

(a)Which verb completes 'Madrid ___ en el centro de España'?
  1. es
  2. está
  3. tiene
(b)'Mi hermano está cansado.' What does this mean?
  1. My brother is married
  2. My brother is tall
  3. My brother is tired
(c)Which is correct for 'My mother is a teacher'?
  1. Mi madre es profesora
  2. Mi madre es una profesor
  3. Mi madre está profesora
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(a) está

(b) My brother is tired

(c) Mi madre es profesora

Your turn: Common Level questions on Ser & estar.

Common Level

Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q16
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Ser & estar questions

Ser & estar, 3 marks

'La sopa está fría.' What is meant?

  1. Soup is a cold dish
  2. The soup is tasty
  3. The soup has gone cold
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The soup has gone cold

Estar describes a state that can change: la sopa está fría (it has cooled). Ser gives what something is like by nature: el gazpacho es una sopa fría.

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