{"id":473,"date":"2015-09-28T20:18:01","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T20:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/spanish1oli\/?post_type=chapter&p=473"},"modified":"2015-10-25T18:55:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T18:55:00","slug":"estructuras-gramaticales-expresar-locacion-el-verbo-estar","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-spanish\/chapter\/estructuras-gramaticales-expresar-locacion-el-verbo-estar\/","title":{"raw":"Expresar locaci\u00f3n: el verbo estar (needs edit)","rendered":"Expresar locaci\u00f3n: el verbo estar (needs edit)"},"content":{"raw":" \r\n\r\nSo far, in the first five lessons, you have learned that Spanish has more than one way of expressing the idea of \"to be\", principally, the verbs ser<\/span><\/em> and estar<\/span><\/em>. What makes the difference is the ways or circumstances in which each verb is used; for certain things it is correct to use ser<\/span><\/em>, for others, estar<\/span><\/em>. These differences can sometimes be confusing for speakers of a language with only one form of \"to be,\" but with practice and time, you will begin to recognize when to use ser<\/span><\/em>, and when to use estar<\/span><\/em>. Each of the verbs has several different uses, some of which, in the case of ser<\/span><\/em>, you already know. The uses of ser<\/span><\/em> include the identification of people or things, the description of physical or psychological traits, indicating place of origin or nationality, and telling time. In this lesson, you will begin to learn about the verb estar<\/span><\/em>, and some of its uses.\r\n\r\nOne of the primary uses of estar<\/span><\/em> is to express location. So, if you are talking about where a person or a thing, such as a building, is located, you will use estar<\/span><\/em>.\r\n\r\nBelow, you will see how to conjugate the verb estar<\/span><\/em>, along with several examples of how it is used.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
estar - to be (tiempo presente)<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
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<\/th>\r\nsingular<\/span><\/th>\r\nplural<\/span><\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>yo<\/span> estoy<\/td>\r\n<\/a>nosotros<\/span> estamos<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>t\u00fa<\/span> est\u00e1s<\/td>\r\n<\/a>vosotros<\/span> est\u00e1is<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\r\n<\/a>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted<\/span> est\u00e1<\/td>\r\n<\/a>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/span> est\u00e1n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n \r\n
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Carmelo<\/td>\r\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 tu amigo Ricardo?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Elo\u00edsa<\/td>\r\n\"Play Est\u00e1 en Antigua, Guatemala, de vacaciones.<\/a><\/span>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\n\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"240\"]\"antigua Antigua, Guatemala[\/caption]\r\n\r\n
<\/div><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Eliseo<\/td>\r\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la oficina de Marta?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Gloria<\/td>\r\n\"Play Est\u00e1 en el primer piso, al lado del departamento de italiano.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Jes\u00fas<\/td>\r\n\"Play \u00bfTus padres est\u00e1n en casa?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Olga<\/td>\r\n\"Play No, no est\u00e1n.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Ren\u00e9<\/td>\r\n\"Play \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo est\u00e1s en tu oficina?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Teresa<\/td>\r\n\"Play Estoy all\u00ed los lunes y jueves.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Luis<\/td>\r\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 usted?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Virginia<\/td>\r\n\"Play Estoy en la casa de Miguel.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Pedro<\/td>\r\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1n tus llaves?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Magdalena<\/td>\r\n\"Play Mis llaves est\u00e1n sobre la mesa.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\nhttps:\/\/oea.herokuapp.com\/assessments\/1423","rendered":"

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So far, in the first five lessons, you have learned that Spanish has more than one way of expressing the idea of “to be”, principally, the verbs ser<\/span><\/em> and estar<\/span><\/em>. What makes the difference is the ways or circumstances in which each verb is used; for certain things it is correct to use ser<\/span><\/em>, for others, estar<\/span><\/em>. These differences can sometimes be confusing for speakers of a language with only one form of “to be,” but with practice and time, you will begin to recognize when to use ser<\/span><\/em>, and when to use estar<\/span><\/em>. Each of the verbs has several different uses, some of which, in the case of ser<\/span><\/em>, you already know. The uses of ser<\/span><\/em> include the identification of people or things, the description of physical or psychological traits, indicating place of origin or nationality, and telling time. In this lesson, you will begin to learn about the verb estar<\/span><\/em>, and some of its uses.<\/p>\n

One of the primary uses of estar<\/span><\/em> is to express location. So, if you are talking about where a person or a thing, such as a building, is located, you will use estar<\/span><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Below, you will see how to conjugate the verb estar<\/span><\/em>, along with several examples of how it is used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
estar – to be (tiempo presente)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nsingular<\/span><\/th>\nplural<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>yo<\/span> estoy<\/td>\n<\/a>nosotros<\/span> estamos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>t\u00fa<\/span> est\u00e1s<\/td>\n<\/a>vosotros<\/span> est\u00e1is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3a<\/sup><\/th>\n<\/a>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted<\/span> est\u00e1<\/td>\n<\/a>ellos\/ellas\/ustedes<\/span> est\u00e1n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Carmelo<\/td>\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 tu amigo Ricardo?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elo\u00edsa<\/td>\n\"Play Est\u00e1 en Antigua, Guatemala, de vacaciones.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"antigua<\/p>\n

Antigua, Guatemala<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
Eliseo<\/td>\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 la oficina de Marta?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gloria<\/td>\n\"Play Est\u00e1 en el primer piso, al lado del departamento de italiano.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
Jes\u00fas<\/td>\n\"Play \u00bfTus padres est\u00e1n en casa?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Olga<\/td>\n\"Play No, no est\u00e1n.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
Ren\u00e9<\/td>\n\"Play \u00bfCu\u00e1ndo est\u00e1s en tu oficina?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teresa<\/td>\n\"Play Estoy all\u00ed los lunes y jueves.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
Luis<\/td>\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1 usted?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Virginia<\/td>\n\"Play Estoy en la casa de Miguel.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n
Pedro<\/td>\n\"Play \u00bfD\u00f3nde est\u00e1n tus llaves?<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magdalena<\/td>\n\"Play Mis llaves est\u00e1n sobre la mesa.<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n