 Estar is an –ar verb  It means “to be”  When it is conjugated, it means is, am, or are.

 The –ar verbs you have used until now are called “regular” verbs  They follow a regular pattern: -o, -as, -a, -amos, - áis, -an

 Estar is an “irregular” verb.  It does not follow the same pattern as regular verbs.  It has an irregular conjugation in the yo form.  Three of the forms require accent marks: tú, él/ella/Ud, and ellos/ellas Uds.

ESTAR I am  We are  You (inf) are  You all (inf) are  He/she is You (f) are It is  They are You all (f) are The things (i.e. “its” are 

ESTAR I am  Estoy (irregular yo form) We are  You (inf) are  You all (inf) are  He/she is You (f) are It is  They are You all (f) are The things (i.e. “its” are 

ESTAR I am  Estoy (irregular yo form) We are  You (inf) are  Estás (accent!) You all (inf) are  He/she is You (f) are It is  They are You all (f) are The things (i.e. “its” are 

ESTAR I am  Estoy (irregular yo form) We are  You (inf) are  Estás (accent!) You all (inf) are  He/she is You (f) are It is  Está (accent!) They are You all (f) are The things (i.e. “its” are 

ESTAR I am  Estoy (irregular yo form) We are  Estamos You (inf) are  Estás (accent!) You all (inf) are  He/she is You (f) are It is  Está (accent!) They are You all (f) are The things (i.e. “its” are 

ESTAR I am  Estoy (irregular yo form) We are  Estamos You (inf) are  Estás (accent!) You all (inf) are  Estáis (accent!) He/she is You (f) are It is  Está (accent!) They are You all (f) are The things (i.e. “its” are 

ESTAR I am  Estoy (irregular yo form) We are  Estamos You (inf) are  Estás (accent!) You all (inf) are  Estáis (accent!) He/she is You (f) are It is  Está (accent!) They are You all (f) are The things (i.e. “its” are  Están (accent!)

 We use estar to mean is, am or are when we are talking about two things: 1. Where someone or something is located 2. How someone is feeling

For how you feel and where you are, always use the verb estar

Translate: 1. How are you? (sing., inf.) ¿Cómo estás? We used estar here because we were asking about how someone was feeling.

2. I am very well, thank you. And you? Estoy muy bien, gracias. ¿Y tú? Feelings!

3. I am well. Where are Pedro and Juana? Estoy bien. ¿Dónde están Pedro y Juana? Reasons for using Estar: First sentence: feelings. Second sentence: talking about where someone was located.

4. Pedro is in the classroom. Pedro está en la sala de clases. Again, we are using estar to decribe location.

5. Juana is in the office. Juana está en la oficina. Location! Location! Location!

What was our rhyme to remember when to use estar? For how you feel And where you are Always use The verb estar!

 To make nouns plural: add -s to words ending in a vowel add –es to words ending in a consonant  Examples:  Silla sillas  Teclado teclados  Cartel careteles  Pared Paredes

 Computadora computadoras  Reloj relojes  Disquete disquetes

 Singular nouns that end in Z change the Z to a C in the plural form  Lapiz – Change the z to a c Lapic- Add ES Lapices

 Recall that the singular definite articles in Spanish are “el” and “la” which both mean “the” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculine Feminine

 Recall that the singular definite articles in Spanish are “el” and “la” which both mean “the” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineel Feminine

 Recall that the singular definite articles in Spanish are “el” and “la” which both mean “the” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineel Femininela

 In Spanish, there are plural definite articles as well. They are “los” and “las”  They both mean “the” as well Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineel Femininela

 In Spanish, there are plural definite articles as well. They are “los” and “las”  They both mean “the” as well Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineellos Femininela

 In Spanish, there are plural definite articles as well. They are “los” and “las”  They both mean “the” as well Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineellos Femininelalas

 Singluar definite articles are used with singular nouns. El libro  Plural definite articles are used with plural nouns Los libros

 Tell which definite article goes with the following nouns:  Sillas las sillas (plural)  Ventanas las ventanas (plural)  Mesa la mesa (singular)  Disquetes los disquetes (plural)

 Tell which definite article goes with the following nouns:  Cuaderno el cuaderno (singular)  Escritorios los escritorios (plural)  Pupitres los pupitres (plural)

 Recall that the singular indefinite articles in English are “un” and “una” which both mean “a” or “an” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculine Feminine

 Recall that the singular indefinite articles in English are “un” and “una” which both mean “a” or “an” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineun Feminine

 Recall that the singular indefinite articles in English are “un” and “una” which both mean “a” or “an” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineun Feminineuna

 In Spanish, there are plural indefinite articles as well. They are “unos” and “unas”  They both mean “some” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineun Feminineuna

 In Spanish, there are plural indefinite articles as well. They are “unos” and “unas”  They both mean “some” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineununos Feminineuna

 In Spanish, there are plural indefinite articles as well. They are “unos” and “unas”  They both mean “some” Definite Articles SingularPlural Masculineununos Feminineunaunas

Tell how to say the following: 1. Some workbooks unos cuadernos 2. Some flags unas banderas 3. Some wastepaper baskets unas papeleras

4. Some teachers unos profesores 5. Some classes unas clases 6. Some backpacks unas mochilas 7. Some student desks unos pupitres