What is the present tense of estar?
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Asked by: Mary Cook
Lesson Summary To describe how you feel or where you are, you use the present indicative forms of estar – estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.
What is the present tense of ser and estar?
Ser tells you what something is, the nature of its being, while estar refers more to what something does. You might use soy (the first-person present of ser, meaning “I am”) to explain who or what you are, but you’d use estoy (the first-person present of estar) to tell what you are being or doing.
What is the preterite tense of estar?
Lesson Summary
Estar is also irregular in the preterite: estuve, estuviste, estuvo, estuvimos, estuvisteis, estuvieron. Although ser and estar both mean ‘to be,’ they cannot be used interchangeably.
What is estar in the present progressive tense?
The present progressive is formed with the present tense of the verb estar (to be). (to speak). Only the estar part of the present progressive changes to match the subject. The present participle (hablando) does not change.
What is present perfect estar?
Estar in the Indicative Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he estado | I have been |
| Tú | has estado | you have been |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha estado | s/he has been, you (formal) have been |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos estado | we have been |
What are the 6 forms of estar?
Lesson Summary
To describe how you feel or where you are, you use the present indicative forms of estar – estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están.
What is the future tense of estar in Spanish?
Using the chart below you can learn how to conjugate the Spanish verb estar in Future tense.
Mode: Indicative.
| Personal Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | estaré |
| Tu | estarás |
| El/Ella | estará |
| Nosotros | estaremos |
How do you use estar?
Use estar to talk about someone’s or something’s location. When describing where someone or something is, you also use estar. For example: Juan está en casa.
How do you use the present perfect in Spanish?
Just as in English, the present perfect is a compound tense. Spanish uses the auxiliary verb haber (“to have”) plus the past participle (called the “participio”) of the main verb to form the present perfect. He comido en ese restaurante antes. I have eaten at that restaurant before.
