1. ESTAR - TO BE
Yo – ESTOY I am Nosotros – ESTAMOS We are
Tú – ESTÁS You are Vosotros – ESTÁIS Y’all are
Él He is Ellos They(m) are
Ella – ESTÁ She is Ellas – ESTÁN They(f) are
Ud. You are Uds. You all are
Estar is an IRREGULAR verb in the present
Present
tense!

2. LOS USOS
1. Emociones 3. Cosas
•Estamos felices. temporarias
•Estoy triste hoy. La sopa está
•
caliente.
2. Localidad 4. Progresivo
•Paco está en México. Tú estás bailando.
•

3. ESTAR– FUTURE TENSE
We
Yo – ESTARÉ I will be Nosotros – ESTAREMOS
will be
Tú – You Y’all
Vosotros – ESTARÉIS
ESTARÁS will be will be
He/She They
Él Ellos
will be will be
Ella – ESTARÁ Ellas – ESTARÁN
You You all
Ud. Uds.
will be will be
The endings are added to the infinitive ESTAR!

4. Ejemplos del Futuro:
 Este verano estaremos en México.
 This summer we will be in Mexico.
 Yo estaré feliz cuando termine esta clase.
 I will be happy when this class ends.
 En diez años Paco estará viviendo en España.
 In ten years Paco will be living in Spain.

5. ESTAR– PRETERITE TENSE
I We
Yo – estuve Nosotros – estuvimos
was were
You Y’all
Tú – estuviste Vosotros – estuvisteis
were were
They
Él He/She Ellos
were
Ella – estuvo was Ellas – estuvieron
You all
Ud. You were Uds.
were
ESTAR has an irregular stem in the preterite: ESTUV-
Past Tense Used for specific events in the past.

6. Ejemplos del Pretérito:
 Ayer estuvimos locos.
 Yesterday we were crazy.
 Estuve en Madrid anoche.
 I was in Madrid last night.
Remember that the PRETERITE is a completed
action in the past.
Note: these have a defined period of time

7. ESTAR– IMPERFECT TENSE
We
Yo – ESTABA I was Nosotros – ESTÁBAMOS
were
Tú – Y’all
You were Vosotros – ESTABAIS
ESTABAS were
They
Él He/She Ellos
were
Ella – ESTABA was Ellas – ESTABAN
You all
Ud. You were Uds.
were
Used for ongoing events in the past.
Past tense (Dates, times, descriptions of how things USED to be)

8. Ejemplos del Imperfecto:
 Yo estaba cansada todos los días.
 I used to be tired every day.
 Paco estaba durmiendo cuando sonó el teléfono.
 Paco was sleeping when the phone rang.
 Ellos estaban en la misma clase cada año.
 They used to be in the same class each year.
Note: these describe how things used to be or
something that was happening in the past