Which Spanish verb would you use to ask the following question?

Question

"What is your name?"

A)estar
B)ser
C)hacer
D)tener

Is it D? I'm not sure, can someone pls help?

Answer 1

No, not D.

What's the verb in the English sentence? What is its equivalent in Spanish?

Answer 2

Also,

Which verb would you use to explain that the movie is being shown in the theater?

A)deber
B)estar
C)ser***
D)hacer

Am I correct on this one?

Answer 3

No.

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100040/ser-vs.-estar#.WCn7CtUrLIU

Answer 4

Sorry, just saw your reply, ok. The verb is "is", therefore in Spanish that would be estar or ser?

Answer 5

Right. Now read that link, and decide which one.

Answer 6

Sam ... focus!

Study that link and you should have no trouble deciding about both your questions.

Answer 7

So it would be ser?

Answer 8

For which of your questions?

Answer 9

Ok. #1 ser and #2 is estar?

Answer 10

Writeacher?

Answer 11

Yes, you're right on both now!!

Congrats!