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There are two possibilities:

(i) 'ser' = 'to be', relating to innate or more permanent states

(ii) 'estar' = 'to be' relating to more-transient states (location, feeling, etc.)

'Are' - as in 'you are', 'we are', 'they are' varies as foillows:

(i) 'sois/son', 'somos', son' ('you' informal/formal plural; we; they)

(ii) 'estais/estan', 'estamos', 'estan' (as above)

Examples:

'Sois ingleses, verdad?' (You are English, right?); 'Si, somos ingleses' (Yes, we are English); 'Son ingleses.' (They are English)

'Estais en el tren?' (Are you on the train?); 'Si, estamos' (Yes, we are); 'Estan en el tren' (They are on the train).

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