esta instead of estas

Question

Why is this the correct answer: Usted esta en la lista and not Usted estas en la lista?

R'Shaun Blackwood · Answer

Usted is formal singular while Ustedes is plural. We'd say "Ustedes están en la lista" if we were referring to a group of people, where in this example it seems we're only referring one person.

Inma Sánchez · Answer

Hola Roger,
yes, as R'Shaun was saying, in other words, usted is a formal you, (formal tú) but we conjugate the verb as if it was él/ella (not tú), so, with estar, it goes:

yo estoy
tú estás
él/ella/usted está
nosotros estamos
vosotros estáis
ellos/ustedes están

I hope this helps.
Inma