the present tense of estar (to be) the other to be verb (el tiempo presente del verbo estar)
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EstarIts conjugation
estoyestásestá
estamosestáisestán
Estar also bears a written accent on all but the first-
person forms.The verb estar is irregular
in its yo form.
Estar is the other “to be” verb
Estar tells . . .
Where someone or something isHow someone or something is
ESTAR tells whereEstoy en casa.
I’m at home.Claudio está en la cocina.
Claudio is in the kitchen.París está en Francia.Paris is in France.¿Dónde están los estudiantes?Where are the students?
ESTAR also tells howHere are some adjectives that describe physical, mental, and emotional conditions that are commonly used with estar.
aburrido/a
cansado/a
casado/a
contento/a
enamorado/aenfermo/a
bored
tired
married
happy
in lovesick
enojado/a
ocupado/a
preocupado/a
triste
angry
busy
worried
sad
ESTAR also tells howEstoy muy cansado.
I am very tired.Amelia está enojada.
Amelia is angry.Las niñas están contentas.The children are happy.¿Estás ocupado?Are you busy?