Notes on Estar
The Verb Estar The AR verbs you have used until now are called regular verbs because they follow a regular pattern -o-amos -asx -a-an
IrReGuLaR! Verbs that do not follow a regular pattern are called irregular verbs Estar is irregular because the yo form doesn’t follow a regular pattern and because some forms require accent marks
Meaning We use estar to tell how someone feels or where someone/something is located In English, estar means “to be” IamWeare Youare He/Sheis Theyare
Conjugation In Spanish, here’s how we conjugate estar YoestoyNosotrosestamos TúestásXXX Él/Ellos Ella/estáEllasestán Ud.Uds.
Examples in Action Yo _______ en la clase de español Paco y tú _______ contentos Rosa _______ en casa estoy están está