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estar

/esˈtaɾ/ · es‧tar

verb

  1. to be (where)

    • Estamos en la sala.
      We are in the living room.
  2. to be (how, for now)

    • Estoy muy cansado.
      I am very tired.

estar is for place and passing states; ser is for who or what something is.

PresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yoestoyestuveestabaestaré
túestásestuvisteestabasestarás
él, ella, ustedestáestuvoestabaestará
nosotrosestamosestuvimosestábamosestaremos
ellos, ellas, ustedesestánestuvieronestabanestarán

gerund estando · past participle estado

Spain also uses vosotros for "you all"; in the Americas it is ustedes.

Learn it in Unit 1: Hola: How are you? · A1

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