Estar est avec le verbe ser la deuxième manière de traduire le verbe être. Il s'agit d'une des difficultés de l'espagnol par rapport au français. À noter dans sa conjugaison, le passé simple fort avec le radical estuv- et la forme yo estoy au présent de l'indicatif. Emploi du verbe estar
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Conjugate estar in the preterite tense in Spanish (El Pretérito Indefinido)
The verb estar (to be) is irregular in El Pretérito Indefinido in Spanish.
The "United States" in Spanish
7Ellos ________ en Estados Unidos el verano pasado.They were in the USA last summer. (HINT: Conjugate "estar" in El Pretérito Indefinido)
question about "ser" "estar" "ir"
Hi, from previous discussions I understands there's no easy to identify "ser" and "estar", however may I confirm "en" must come with "estar". And if I see "a/al" it must come with "ir" (ir and ser have same El Pretérito Indefinido)?
Question about representing the past
hi. Im a litttle confused as to when we use "fui" to represent the past, and say "i was" vs "estuve" vs "era" .... To say, for instance, "i was en Mexico" I can say both "estuve en Mexico" and "fui en Mexico", whats the actual difference between the two...
What would help with some of the examples, to clarify why it is preterito that should be used, not imperfecto, is to give more context..
As this lesson is a conjugation one, so we want to test the "form" not the "usage" we always give hints to which tense to conjugate. Some sentences that we've used have time frames but others don't as they are not essential.
Learn How to Use and Conjugate the Spanish Irregular Verb Estar
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Using the Verb Estar
Estar is often used to talk about temporary states of being. For example, Ella está triste porque recibió malas noticias (She is sad because she received bad news). It is also used to talk about the location of a person or thing.
Estar Present Indicative
The present form of the verb estar means that the verb is expressing an action that is happening now or is current. Indicative means the verb is a statement of fact.
Estar Preterite Indicative
The preterite indicative form is used for past actions that are completed. In Spanish, this is called the pretérito. For example, "They were also in the family photo," is translated to Ellos también estuvieron en la foto familiar. In English, the preterite indicative form of estar is "were."
Estar Imperfect Indicative
The imperfect indicative form, or imperfecto del indicativo in Spanish, is used to talk about a past action or state of being without specifying when it began or ended. It is often equivalent to "were" in English.
Estar Future Indicative
The future indicative form, or futuro del indicativo in Spanish, is used to tell what will or shall happen. It means "will be" in English. For example, Creed lo que os digo, y estaráis seguros, means "Believe what I tell you, and you will be safe."
Estar Periphrastic Future Indicative
The periphrastic future is formed with the present tense conjugation of the verb ir (to go), followed by the preposition a and the infinitive of the verb. For example, Mañana a esta hora voy a estar en Madrid, means "Tomorrow at this time I am going to be in Madrid."