The verb ESTAR

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The verb ESTAR

• Cap. 2B

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The verb estar
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The verb estar
The -ar verbs you have used until now are called
regular verbs because they follow a regular
pattern. Verbs that do not follow a regular
pattern are called irregular verbs. The
nosotros/as form is always the same as in the
regular form pattern Estar is irregular because
the yo form doesnt follow a regular pattern and
because the forms estás, está, and están require
accent marks. Use estar to tell how someone
feels or where someone or something is located.
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The verb estar
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We use ESTAR with feelings and emotions

• Yo estoy bien.
• I am well.
• Cómo estás?
• How are you?

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To express a location

• Dónde están ellos.?
• Where are they?
• Yo estoy en la clase de español.
• I am in Spanish class.

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Prepositions

• detrás de BEHIND
• delante de
• IN FRONT OF
• cerca de
• NEAR TO
• lejos de
• FAR FROM

• debajo de UNDERNEATH
• encima de
• ON TOP OF
• al lado de
• NEXT TO

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Preposition continued

• When the preposition DE is followed by the
  masculine DEFINITE ARTICLE EL, (de el) this
  MUST change to DEL.
• EX Wrong
• La papelera está al lado de el escritorio.
• Ex Right
• La papelera está al lado del escritorio.

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1. I am very well.
2. The desk is near the chair.
3. The flag is near the window.
4. You are in Pennbrook.
5. We are infront of the screen.
6. Paco and Luis are in Spanish class.
7. How are all of you?

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1. Yo estoy muy bien. I am very well.
2. El escritorio está cerca de la silla. The desk is
   near the chair.
3. La bandera está cerca de la ventana. The flag is
   near the window.
4. Tú estás en Pennbrook. You are in Pennbrook.
5. Nosotros estamos delante de la pantalla (board).
   We are infront of the screen.
6. Paco y Luís están en la clase de español. Paco
   and Luis are in Spanish class.
7. Como están ustedes? How are all of you?