Transcript Notes on Estar

Notes on Estar
The Verb Estar
• The AR verbs you have used until now
are called regular verbs because they
follow a regular pattern
-o
-as
-a
-amos
x
-an
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• Verbs that do not follow a regular
pattern are called irregular verbs
• Estar is irregular because the yo form
doesn’t follow a regular pattern and
because some forms require accent
marks
Meaning
• We use estar to tell how someone feels
or where someone/something is located
• In English, estar means “to be”
I
am
You
are
He/She is
We are
They are
Conjugation
• In Spanish, here’s how we conjugate
estar
Yo
estoy
Nosotros estamos
Tú
Él/
Ella/
Ud.
estás
XXX
está
Ellos
Ellas
Uds.
están
Examples in Action
• Yo _______
estoy en la clase de español
• Paco y tú _______
están contentos
• Rosa _______
en casa
está