Spanish verb ESTAR is one of the two ways we have to say «to be» in Spanish. In this lesson, we will learn how to conjugate this verb in the present indicative and how to use it. Remember that the other way to say «to be» in Spanish is verb SER, click on the link if you want to see more about it.
Verb ESTAR conjugation
Here you have how to form the present tense of verb ESTAR,
As you can see the present indicative of the verb ESTAR is irregular in the first person «I», it also has an extra accent.
That extra accent is very important, compare the following examples.
Esta casa es muy bonita (This house is very nice).
Carlos está de vacaciones (Carlos is on holidays).
Notice that «estáis» is only used in Spain, in America «están» is used instead.
Now it’s time to practice everything you’ve learned with the exercises below. Remember that you can contact your tutor if you have any questions about the verb ESTAR. Don’t you have a Spanish tutor online yet?
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