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ESTAR

2. El Verbo Estar Estar is an IRREGULAR verb.
It means “to be” in English.

3. ESTAR
It does NOT follow the pattern of REGULAR
-AR VERBS.

4. Los accentos
In writing, be sure to use the accent marks on all forms except the “yo” and “nosotros” forms.

5. TO BE (In English) I am We are You are Ya’ll are He They are She is
You formal (are) It
We are
Ya’ll are
They are
You all are

6. ESTAR y las formas Yo estoy Tú estás Ud. Él está Ella
Nosotros/as estamos
Vosotros/as estáis
Uds.
Ellos están
Ellas

7. Usos An acronym we will use to remember the uses of estar is HELP.
Health
Emotion
Location
Progressive tenses

8. Health (Salud)
Physical and mental conditions are described using estar.
Estoy cansada esta mañana.
(I am tired this morning.)
Mi madre está un poca loca.
(My mother is (acting) a little crazy.)

9. Emotion (Emoción)
How a person is feeling at a certain moment is described using estar.
Estoy triste.
(I am sad.)
Ella está contenta porque hoy es su cumpleaños.
(She is happy because today is her birthday.)

10. Location (Ubicación) Mi abuela está sentada.
Location can describe where something is permanently, temporarily, actually, or conceptually. It can also describe a person’s physical position.
Mi abuela está sentada.
(My grandmother is sitting down/seated.)
El baño está a la derecha de la sala.
(The bathroom is to the right of the living room.)

11. *Progressive Tenses*
Estar is used to describe an ongoing action in the present progressive tense.
Estoy lavando los platos sucios. (I am washing the dirty dishes.)
Estamos leyendo los periódicos. (We are reading the newspapers.)

12. Un poco más…
In Spanish, death is seen as an ongoing action, not a permanent state, thus you use the verb estar.
Mi bisabuelo está muerto.
(My great-grandfather is dead.)