1 Notes on Estar

2 The Verb Estar The AR verbs you have used until now are called regular verbs because they follow a regular pattern -o-amos -asx -a-an

3 IrReGuLaR! Verbs that do not follow a regular pattern are called irregular verbs Estar is irregular because the yo form doesn’t follow a regular pattern and because some forms require accent marks

4 Meaning We use estar to tell how someone feels or where someone/something is located In English, estar means “to be” IamWeare Youare He/Sheis Theyare

5 Conjugation In Spanish, here’s how we conjugate estar YoestoyNosotrosestamos TúestásXXX Él/Ellos Ella/estáEllasestán Ud.Uds.

6 Examples in Action Yo _______ en la clase de español Paco y tú _______ contentos Rosa _______ en casa estoy están está