Download The verb Estar

The verb Estar
Capítulo 2B notes #1
Regular verbs
• The –AR verbs you have used until now are
•
called regular verbs because they follow a
regular pattern. Verbs that do not follow a
regular patter are called irregular verbs.
Estar is irregular because the “yo” form doesn’t
follow a regular pattern and because the forms
“estás, está, and están” reguire accent marks.
Estar=to be
• Use estar to tell how someone feels or
where someone or something is located
• *** How you feel and where you are, that
is when you use estar***
Estar=to be
• Yo estoy=I am
Nosotros estamos=we
are
• Tú estás=you are Ustedes están=you all
are
• Él está=he is
ellos están=they are
• Ella está=she is ellas están=they are
• Usted está=you (formal) are
Let’s practice
• Please fill in the blank with the correct
form of estar
• Yo_________ al lado de la profesora.
• Júan _______ delante de la computadora.
• Los estudiantes _________ debajo del
escritorio.