Estar Conjugation in Spanish

Introduction

Estar: A Spanish verb meaning "to be" (temporary).
Used for temporary states, feelings, or locations (e.g., "I am not at home").
Irregular verb - learn conjugations by heart.

Item	Spanish	English
Infinitive	estar	to be (temporary)
Past participle	estado	been
Gerund	estando	being

Indicative Tenses of Estar

Indicative Present

Usage: Current situations or near future events.
Known as "El Presente" in Spanish.

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy	I am
Tú	estás	you are
Ella/Él/Usted	está	s/he is, you (formal) are
Nosotras/Nosotros	estamos	we are
Vosotras/Vosotros	estáis	you (plural) are
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	están	they are

Indicative Preterite

Usage: Completed actions in the past.
Known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estuve	I was
Tú	estuviste	you were
Ella/Él/Usted	estuvo	s/he was, you (formal) were
Nosotras/Nosotros	estuvimos	we were
Vosotras/Vosotros	estuvisteis	you (plural) were
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estuvieron	they were

Indicative Imperfect

Usage: Regular, repeated past actions or descriptions.
Known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estaba	I used to be
Tú	estabas	you used to be
Ella/Él/Usted	estaba	s/he used to be, you (formal) used to be
Nosotras/Nosotros	estábamos	we used to be
Vosotras/Vosotros	estabais	you (plural) used to be
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estaban	they used to be

Indicative Present Continuous

Usage: Continuous actions occurring now.
Known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy estando	I am being
Tú	estás estando	you are being
Ella/Él/Usted	está estando	s/he is being, you (formal) are being
Nosotras/Nosotros	estamos estando	we are being
Vosotras/Vosotros	estáis estando	you (plural) are being
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	están estando	they are being

Indicative Informal Future

Usage: Future events, near term.
Known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a estar	I am going to be
Tú	vas a estar	you are going to be
Ella/Él/Usted	va a estar	s/he is going to be, you (formal) are going to be
Nosotras/Nosotros	vamos a estar	we are going to be
Vosotras/Vosotros	vais a estar	you (plural) are going to be
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	van a estar	they are going to be

Indicative Future

Usage: Future actions.
Known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estaré	I will be
Tú	estarás	you will be
Ella/Él/Usted	estará	s/he will be, you (formal) will be
Nosotras/Nosotros	estaremos	we will be
Vosotras/Vosotros	estaréis	you (plural) will be
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estarán	they will be

Indicative Conditional

Usage: Hypothetical or probable future events.
Known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estaría	I would be
Tú	estarías	you would be
Ella/Él/Usted	estaría	s/he would be, you (formal) would be
Nosotras/Nosotros	estaríamos	we would be
Vosotras/Vosotros	estaríais	you (plural) would be
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estarían	they would be

Indicative Present Perfect

Usage: Actions begun in the past but still relevant.
Known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he estado	I have been
Tú	has estado	you have been
Ella/Él/Usted	ha estado	s/he has been, you (formal) have been
Nosotras/Nosotros	hemos estado	we have been
Vosotras/Vosotros	habéis estado	you (plural) have been
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	han estado	they have been

Indicative Past Perfect

Usage: Actions occurring before another past action.
Known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había estado	I had been
Tú	habías estado	you had been
Ella/Él/Usted	había estado	s/he had been, you (formal) had been
Nosotras/Nosotros	habíamos estado	we had been
Vosotras/Vosotros	habíais estado	you (plural) had been
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	habían estado	they had been

Indicative Future Perfect

Usage: Something will have happened by a future point.
Known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré estado	I will have been
Tú	habrás estado	you will have been
Ella/Él/Usted	habrá estado	s/he will have been, you (formal) will have been
Nosotras/Nosotros	habremos estado	we will have been
Vosotras/Vosotros	habréis estado	you (plural) will have been
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	habrán estado	they will have been

Indicative Conditional Perfect

Usage: Something might have happened in past but didn’t.
Known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría estado	I would have been
Tú	habrías estado	you would have been
Ella/Él/Usted	habría estado	s/he would have been, you (formal) would have been
Nosotras/Nosotros	habríamos estado	we would have been
Vosotras/Vosotros	habríais estado	you (plural) would have been
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	habrían estado	they would have been

Subjunctive Tenses of Estar

Subjunctive Present

Usage: Uncertain situations or emotions.
Known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	esté	I am
Tú	estés	you are
Ella/Él/Usted	esté	s/he is , you (formal) are
Nosotras/Nosotros	estemos	we are
Vosotras/Vosotros	estéis	you (plural) are
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estén	they are

Subjunctive Imperfect

Usage: Past hypothetical events.
Known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estuviera	I were
Tú	estuvieras	you were
Ella/Él/Usted	estuviera	s/he were, you (formal) were
Nosotras/Nosotros	estuviéramos	we were
Vosotras/Vosotros	estuvierais	you (plural) were
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estuvieran	they were

Subjunctive Future

Usage: Hypothetical future situations.
Known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estuviere	I will be
Tú	estuvieres	you will be
Ella/Él/Usted	estuviere	s/he will be, you (formal) will be
Nosotras/Nosotros	estuviéremos	we will be
Vosotras/Vosotros	estuviereis	you (plural) will be
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estuvieren	they will be

Subjunctive Present Perfect

Usage: Actions from past still relevant now.
Known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya estado	I have been
Tú	hayas estado	you have been
Ella/Él/Usted	haya estado	s/he has been, you (formal) have been
Nosotras/Nosotros	hayamos estado	we have been
Vosotras/Vosotros	hayáis estado	you (plural) have been
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	hayan estado	they have been

Subjunctive Past Perfect

Usage: Hypothetical past situations.
Known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera estado	I had been
Tú	hubieras estado	you had been
Ella/Él/Usted	hubiera estado	s/he had been, you (formal) had been
Nosotras/Nosotros	hubiéramos estado	we had been
Vosotras/Vosotros	hubierais estado	you (plural) had been
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	hubieran estado	they had been

Subjunctive Future Perfect

Usage: Future events based on hypothetical situations.
Known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere estado	I will have been
Tú	hubieres estado	you will have been
Ella/Él/Usted	hubiere estado	s/he will have been, you (formal) will have been
Nosotras/Nosotros	hubiéremos estado	we will have been
Vosotras/Vosotros	hubiereis estado	you (plural) will have been
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	hubieren estado	they will have been

Imperative Tenses of Estar

Imperative Affirmative

Usage: Commands or orders.
Known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Tú	está	(to you) be!
Ella/Él/Usted	esté	(to you formal) be!
Nosotras/Nosotros	estemos	let's be!
Vosotras/Vosotros	estad	(to you plural) be!
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	estén	(to you plural formal) be!

Imperative Negative

Usage: Commands not to do something.
Known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Tú	no estés	(to you) don't be!
Ella/Él/Usted	no esté	(to you formal) don't be!
Nosotras/Nosotros	no estemos	let's not be!
Vosotras/Vosotros	no estéis	(to you plural) don't be!
Ellas/Ellos/Ustedes	no estén	(to you plural formal) don't be!

Example Sentences and Usage

"Vamos, juega conmigo, estoy tan aburrido!" - "Come on, play with me, I'm so bored!"
"Cuando me desperté estaba triste." - "When I woke up, I was sad."
"Para ya! La estás haciendo sentir incómoda!" - "Stop it! You're making her feel uncomfortable!"
"Creo que los exámenes están arruinando la educación." - "I think exams are ruining education."
"Ser objetivo significa no decirle a todos del lado de quién estás." - "Being objective means not telling everybody whose side you are on."
"Estoy vivo aunque no estoy dando ninguna señal de vida." - "I am alive even though I am not giving any sign of life."
"Recordad que estamos todos en el mismo barco!" - "Remember that we are all in the same boat."
"No estoy de acuerdo con él." - "I don't agree with him."

Resources

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Comprehensive Guide to Estar Conjugation

Estar Conjugation in Spanish

Introduction

Indicative Tenses of Estar

Indicative Present

Indicative Preterite

Indicative Imperfect

Indicative Present Continuous

Indicative Informal Future

Indicative Future

Indicative Conditional

Indicative Present Perfect

Indicative Past Perfect

Indicative Future Perfect

Indicative Conditional Perfect

Subjunctive Tenses of Estar

Subjunctive Present

Subjunctive Imperfect

Subjunctive Future

Subjunctive Present Perfect

Subjunctive Past Perfect

Subjunctive Future Perfect

Imperative Tenses of Estar

Imperative Affirmative

Imperative Negative

Example Sentences and Usage

Resources

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