El Verbo Estar Estar to be Estar means

El Verbo = Estar

Estar= to be Estar means “to be” It can be used for: ¡ Location ¡ State of being l Health (mental and physical) *SER means “to be” as well but used differently

estar = to be Yo estoy (I am) Tú Nosotros/as Él Ella Usted Ellos Ellas Ustedes Vosotros/as

estar = to be Yo estoy (I am) Tú estás (You are) Él Ella Usted Nosotros/as Vosotros/as Ellos Ellas Ustedes

estar = to be Yo Nosotros/as estoy (I am) Tú Vosotros/as estás (You are) Él está Ellos Ella (he/she/you are) Ellas Ustedes

estar = to be Yo Nosotros/as estoy estamos (I am) (we are) Tú Vosotros/as estás (You are) Él está Ellos Ella (he/she/you are) Ellas Ustedes

estar = to be Yo Nosotros/as estoy estamos (I am) (we are) Tú Vosotros/as estáis (You are) (you [all] are) Él está Ellos Ella (he/she/you are) Ellas Ustedes

estar = to be Yo Nosotros/as estoy estamos (I am) (we are) Tú Vosotros/as estáis (You are) (you [all] are) Él está Ellos están Ella (he/she/you are) Ellas (they/you[all] are) Ustedes

What similarities/differences do you see between the way ESTAR is conjugated and the way regular AR verbs are conjugated?

Practice! Translate the following sentences into Spanish using the verb ESTAR I am in the gymnasium. _______________ We are in the library. _______________

Practice! Translate the following sentences into Spanish using the verb ESTAR I am in the gymnasium. Yo estoy en el gimnasio. We are in the library. Nosotros estamos en la biblioteca.

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Detrás (de) Cerca (de) Encima (de) Debajo (de) Lejos (de) Delante (de) Dentro (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Detrás (de) Debajo (de) Lejos (de) Delante (de) Dentro (de) Encima (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Close to Debajo (de) Detrás (de) Delante (de) Dentro (de) Encima (de) Lejos (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Close to Debajo (de) Below Delante (de) Detrás (de) Encima (de) Lejos (de) Dentro (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Close to Debajo (de) Below Delante (de) In front of Detrás (de) Encima (de) Lejos (de) Dentro (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Close to Debajo (de) Below Delante (de) In front of Detrás (de) Behind Encima (de) Lejos (de) Dentro (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Close to Debajo (de) Below Delante (de) In front of Detrás (de) Behind Encima (de) On top of Lejos (de) Dentro (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Close to Debajo (de) Below Delante (de) In front of Detrás (de) Behind Encima (de) On top of Lejos (de) Far away from Dentro (de)

Words of location Use ESTAR with the following words of location Al lado (de) Next to Cerca (de) Close to Debajo (de) Below Delante (de) In front of Detrás (de) Behind Encima (de) On top of Lejos (de) Far away from Dentro (de) Inside of

Examples La biblioteca está al lado de la cafetería. _______________ La tiza está encima del borrador. _______________

Examples La biblioteca está al lado de la cafetería. The library is next to the cafeteria. La tiza está encima del borrador. The chalk is on top of the eraser.

Use with adjectives! ESTAR is also used with adjectives to say how someone feels at a given moment. ¡ La maestra está tranquila. ¡ Las chicas están cansadas.