Use estar to locate people and objects
The idea
Identify the person or object whose location is described; these examples are not event locations.
Step by step
- Identify the person or object whose location is described; these examples are not event locations.
- Use yo estoy, tú estás, él/ella/usted está, nosotros/nosotras estamos and ellos/ellas/ustedes están.
- Read the location phrase after the verb and preserve the accents in estás, está and están.
Example
Use estar to give this person’s or object’s location: Yo ___ en casa.
Answer
estoy
The matching form is estoy: Yo estoy en casa. It means “I am at home.”
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Place three objects in a room. Write one estar sentence locating each object without changing its subject number.
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