Transcript The verb ESTAR

The verb ESTAR
Cap. 2B
The verb estar
The verb estar
The -ar verbs you have used until now are called regular
verbs because they follow a regular pattern. Verbs that do
not follow a regular pattern are called irregular verbs.
The nosotros/as form is always the same as in the regular
form pattern
Estar is irregular because the yo form doesn’t follow a
regular pattern and because the forms estás, está, and
están require accent marks.
Use estar to tell how someone feels or where
someone or something is located.
The verb estar
We use ESTAR with feelings and
emotions
Yo estoy bien.
I am well.
¿Cómo estás?
How are you?
To express a location
• ¿ Dónde están ellos.?
Where are they?
• Yo estoy en la clase de
español.
I am in Spanish class.
Prepositions
• detrás de
BEHIND
• delante de
IN FRONT OF
• cerca de
NEAR TO
• lejos de
FAR FROM
• debajo de
UNDERNEATH
• encima de
ON TOP OF
• al lado de
NEXT TO
Preposition continued
• When the preposition DE is followed by the
masculine DEFINITE ARTICLE “EL,” (de el) this
MUST change to “DEL.”
EX: Wrong
La papelera está al lado de el escritorio.
Ex: Right
La papelera está al lado del escritorio.
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I am very well.
The desk is near the chair.
The flag is near the window.
You are in Pennbrook.
We are infront of the screen.
Paco and Luis are in Spanish class.
How are all of you?
1. Yo estoy muy bien. I am very well.
2. El escritorio está cerca de la silla. The
desk is near the chair.
3. La bandera está cerca de la ventana. The
flag is near the window.
4. Tú estás en Pennbrook. You are in
Pennbrook.
5. Nosotros estamos delante de la pantalla
(board). We are infront of the screen.
6. Paco y Luís están en la clase de español.
Paco and Luis are in Spanish class.
7. ¿ Como están ustedes? How are all of
you?