Plazas: Capítulo 4
Conjugations and Uses of Estar
There are 2 verbs that mean “to be” in Spanish: ser and estar. We previously learned ser
and its uses. I want to review these before we discuss estar.
Ser
soy somos
eres sois
es son
The uses of ser are the following:
I Left Pedro’s Cat ‘N’ The Door.
I = identity
Le = location of events
P = profession
C = characteristics, personality
N = nationality/orign
T D = times and dates
The other verb is estar. Here are the conjugations of estar:
(Make sure you learn the accents!!!! They can change the meaning of the word!!!)
Estar
estoy estamos
estás estáis
está están
The uses of estar are the following:
(You will need to memorize these and write them out in English on the exam!!!)
Lisa Picked (Carefully) Every Apple.
L = location of people, places, and things (basically location of everything but events);
Ex) Orlando is in Florida; I am in my room; My book is on the desk.
**Look in your book for vocabulary for prepositions so that you can say the
location of various items
