🇪🇸 estar

to be (temporary)

Spanish Irregular

Present

Presente de indicativo Actions happening now or regularly
Person English Conjugation
yo I estoy
you (informal) estás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) está
nosotros we estamos
vosotros you all (Spain) estáis
ellos/ustedes they/you all están

Past (completed)

Pretérito perfecto simple Actions that finished in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I estuve
you (informal) estuviste
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) estuvo
nosotros we estuvimos
vosotros you all (Spain) estuvisteis
ellos/ustedes they/you all estuvieron

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Past (ongoing)

Pretérito imperfecto Actions that were ongoing in the past
Person English Conjugation
yo I estaba
you (informal) estabas
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) estaba
nosotros we estábamos
vosotros you all (Spain) estabais
ellos/ustedes they/you all estaban

Future

Futuro simple Actions that will happen
Person English Conjugation
yo I estaré
you (informal) estarás
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) estará
nosotros we estaremos
vosotros you all (Spain) estaréis
ellos/ustedes they/you all estarán

Would (conditional)

Condicional simple Hypothetical actions
Person English Conjugation
yo I estaría
you (informal) estarías
él/ella/usted he/she/you (formal) estaría
nosotros we estaríamos
vosotros you all (Spain) estaríais
ellos/ustedes they/you all estarían

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