Conjugate estar in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)

Written by qualified Spanish expert Ana Matilla MA, BA

Last updated: 2022-05-05

The verb estar (to be) is irregular in El Presente in Spanish.

Learn how to conjugate "estar" in El Presente in Spanish

yo	estoy
tú	estás
él / ella / Ud.	está
nosotros/nosotras	estamos
vosotros /vosotras	estáis
ellos / ellas / Uds.	están

Read and listen to these sentences with estar:

Yo estoy en la cocina.I am in the kitchen.

Tú estás cansado.You are tired.

Él está en casa de su madre.He is at his mother's house.

Ella está en el tren.She is on the train.

Usted está pálido.You are pale.

Nosotros estamos en Uruguay esta semana.We are in Uruguay this week.

Vosotros estáis aburridos.You are bored.

Ellos están delgados.They are thin.

Ustedes están en un hotel de lujo.You are in a luxury hotel.

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