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What are the conjugations for estar?

What are the conjugations for estar?

Presente – Present Tense

  • yo estoy – I am.
  • tú estás – you are.
  • vos estás – you (South American) are.
  • él/ella/usted está – he/she/you (formal) are.
  • nosotros/as estamos – we are.
  • vosotros/as estáis – you (plural) are.
  • ustedes están – you (plural) are.
  • ellos/as están – they are.

How do you use estar in Spanish in a sentence?

Using Estar to Express Feeling

  1. Estoy muy enojado. – I am very angry.
  2. Mi padre y yo estamos ocupados. – My father and I are busy.
  3. ¿Estás cansado? – Are you tired?
  4. La casa está limpia. – The house is clean.
  5. Mi habitación está ordenada. – My room is tidy.
  6. La tienda está cerrada.
  7. El niño está aburrido.
  8. El niño es aburrido.

What are the conjugations of ser and estar?

Ser or Estar in Spanish

SER ESTAR
Yo (I) soy estoy
Tú (You) eres estás
Él/Ella (He/She) es está
Nosotros/Nosotras (We) somos estamos

What is the El form of estar?

Estar is an irregular verb in the present indicative tense….Present Indicative.

Present indicative form of estar Pronunciation Meaning
Está ay-stah he is / she is / you are (singular formal)
Estamos ay-stah-mohs we are
Estáis ay-stah-eest you are (plural informal)
Están ay-stahn they are / you are (plural formal)

How do you use ser or estar in Spanish?

Ser is used in a simple way, to talk about WHAT something is (permanent state). To describe characteristics that are an essential part of the thing we’re talking about. Estar is used to talk about HOW something is, so we use it for conditions, locations, emotions, and actions (temporary states).

What is the past tense of estar in Spanish?

Estar Conjugation: Preterite Tense

yo estuve
tú estuviste
él/ella estuvo
ns. estuvimos
vs. estuvisteis

How would you use estar in a sentence?

1. Use Estar for Temporary States. Estar is used to describe someone’s mood, and implies that this state might be temporary. For example, in “Está feliz” (He/she is happy), the person is happy now but won’t always be happy.

What are the 6 conjugations of ser?

Presente – Present Tense

  • yo soy – I am.
  • tú eres – you are.
  • vos sos – you (South American) are.
  • él/ella/usted es – he/she/you (formal) are.
  • nosotros/as somos – we are.
  • vosotros/as sois – you (plural) are.
  • ustedes son – you (plural) are.
  • ellos/as son – they are.

How do you use ser and estar in Spanish?

How do you remember ser and estar?

The uses of ser can be memorised using the acronym “DOCTOR”: Date/description. Occupation. Characteristic….“Estar” can be remembered using the acronym “PLACE”:

  1. Position.
  2. Location.
  3. Action.
  4. Condition.
  5. Emotion.