Future Estar/Ser confusion
It seems the more I learn, the more confused I get.
Anyway, here is the problem. In my book, there is this sentence: The party is at my house. I would think it would be written:
La fiesta está en mi casa.
However, they used "es" instead. Is this a typo?
If it is correct, why? I was wondering too how it would be written if you are referring to something that will happen but is not happening now. After all, in English we often say "the party is at my house" when referring to something in the future.
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In addition to Jubilado´s answer; for events we usually think of "el lugar del evento", so El lugar de la fiesta es mi casa is another way to say La fiesta es en mi casa.
When events (games, concerts, etc.) are in a place (stadium, concert hall, opera house, home) you use "ser" for to be. Usually there is a time or day stated as well. This should be a separate point noted in books or lessons when you are learning the difference between "ser" and "estar."
One other point if the time is stated it can be in the future tense, but using the present tense in your example is correct. Just as in English we say "The party is at my house on Monday".
Thank you!
As usual English is ambiguous:
(1)
A: Where is the party?
B: The party is at Penrose's apartment at 2:00 PM.
(2)
A: Where is the party?
B: The party is across the street (going on right now).
(1) may be interpreted as ellipsis, but it is more complex than that.
And as an added fillip:
A: Where be the party?
B: The party be at Penrose's apartment at four this afternoon.
"If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done correctly...."
