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This C1 worksheet practises the advanced uses of ser and estar. It covers adjectives that change meaning, the passive with ser versus the result with estar, and the location of events. It also includes prices, set expressions such as estar para and estar de, negatives and questions. It suits advanced learners who know the basic rules but still hesitate in less obvious contexts.
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C1 Spanish worksheet on advanced ser and estar: meaning-changing adjectives, passive vs result, events, prices, estar para/de, questions and negatives.
Start with Exercise 2 as a discussion: ask learners to paraphrase each sentence before they match it. Typical mistakes are using estar for where an event takes place and ser for a temporary job (estar de camarero). Learners also confuse the passive (fue cerrada) with the resulting state (está cerrada). As a follow-up, ask pairs to write mini-dialogues with pairs such as es listo / está listo and ser malo / estar malo.