ESTAR - TO BEESTAR - TO BE

Estar is an IRREGULAR verb in the present tense!

Yo – ESTOY I am Nosotros – ESTAMOS We are

Tú – ESTÁS You are Vosotros – ESTÁIS Y’all are

Él Ella – ESTÁUd.

He isShe is

You are

EllosEllas – ESTÁNUds.

They(m) areThey(f) areYou all are

Present

LOS USOS LOS USOS 1. Emociones

•Estamos felices.•Estoy triste hoy.

2. Localidad•Paco está en México.

3. Cosas temporarias

•La sopa está caliente.

4. Progresivo•Tú estás bailando.

ESTAR– FUTURE TENSEESTAR– FUTURE TENSE

The endings are added to the infinitive ESTAR!

Yo – ESTARÉ I will be Nosotros – ESTAREMOSWe

will be

Tú – ESTARÁS

You will be

Vosotros – ESTARÉISY’all

will be

Él Ella – ESTARÁUd.

He/She will beYou

will be

EllosEllas – ESTARÁNUds.

They will beYou all will be

Ejemplos del Futuro:

Este verano estaremos en México. This summer we will be in Mexico.

Yo estaré feliz cuando termine esta clase. I will be happy when this class ends.

En diez años Paco estará viviendo en España. In ten years Paco will be living in Spain.

ESTAR– PRETERITE TENSEESTAR– PRETERITE TENSE

Used for specific events in the past. Past Tense

Yo – estuveI

wasNosotros – estuvimos

We were

Tú – estuvisteYou were

Vosotros – estuvisteisY’all were

Él Ella – estuvoUd.

He/She was

You were

EllosEllas – estuvieronUds.

Theywere

You all were

ESTAR has an irregular stem in the preterite: ESTUV-

Ejemplos del Pretérito:

Ayer estuvimos locos. Yesterday we were crazy.

Estuve en Madrid anoche. I was in Madrid last night.

Remember that the PRETERITE is a completed action in the past.

Note: these have a defined period of time

ESTAR– IMPERFECT TENSEESTAR– IMPERFECT TENSE

Used for ongoing events in the past.(Dates, times, descriptions of how things USED to be)

Yo – ESTABA I was Nosotros – ESTÁBAMOSWe were

Tú – ESTABAS

You were Vosotros – ESTABAISY’all were

Él Ella – ESTABAUd.

He/Shewas

You were

EllosEllas – ESTABANUds.

They were

You all were

Past tense

Ejemplos del Imperfecto:

Yo estaba cansada todos los días. I used to be tired every day.

Paco estaba durmiendo cuando sonó el teléfono. Paco was sleeping when the phone rang.

Ellos estaban en la misma clase cada año. They used to be in the same class each year.

Note: these describe how things used to be or something that was happening in the past