Estar – another way to say “to be”

Although estar ends in -ar, it does not follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs. The yo form (estoy) is irregular. Also, all forms have an accented á except the yo and nosotros/as forms.

In Lección 1, you learned how to conjugate and use the verb ser (to be). You will now learn a second verb which means to be, the verb estar.

María está en la biblioteca. Estoy feliz. ¡Estamos en Perú! Manuel está enfermo. María está en la biblioteca. 4

Supersite--- inténtalo & completar. Practicamos con estar Supersite--- inténtalo & completar.

Práctica con preposiciones y ubicacion Practice with prepositions & location

Estar is often used with prepositions (show or point to location) to describe the location of a person or an object.

Ejemplos(examples)

On the next slide practice forming estar with preposition questions. Call your conversation partner and ask each other questions in Spanish about the location of the objects you see in the picture on the next page. Use page 76 in the textbook to help you with vocabulary words. Use the question in the box on the next page to help you ask the questions.

Práctica ¿Dónde está(n) el(la) (los, las) …..? Vocabulary Page 76

Practicamos más con preposiciones -- Supersite– Repaso