To say where someone is RIGHT NOW, you can use the verb ESTAR. Conjugate ESTAR for the person you are talking about, then add the word “EN” for “in, ” then add the place.
1. The boys are in the cafeteria. ____________________ 2. We are in the gym. ____________________ 3. Are you in the principal’s office? ____________________
• You also use ESTAR to tell where items are located: • Just say the item, • then the form of estar, • then the preposition, then the other item: • The pencil is on top of the desk. = • El lápiz está encima del escritorio.
Fun fact: De +el = del ( when you have de and el next to each other, they combine to make DEL.
1. The book is next to the pen. ____________________ 2. The paper is inside of the notebook. ____________________ 3. The pens are inside the backpack. ____________________
4. My pencil is far from my desk. ____________________ 5. Your backpack is under your desk. ____________________
Práctica: When you want to say where something or someone IS, you use ESTAR: Where is Pedro? ¿Dónde = where Está = is Pedro? =Pedro He is in the bathroom. Él está en el baño.
Where are Lidia and Laura? ¿Dónde están Lidia y Laura? They are in the principal’s office. Ellas están en la oficina del director OR de la directora. Where are you? ¿Dónde estás (tú)? I am in the cafetería.