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How do you conjugate estar in Spanish?

Here's how to conjugate the Spanish verb "estar" (to be):

Present Tense

* yo estoy (I am)

* estás (you are)

* él/ella/usted está (he/she/formal you is)

* nosotros/nosotras estamos (we are)

* vosotros/vosotras estáis (you all are - informal)

* ellos/ellas/ustedes están (they/formal you all are)

Preterite Tense (Past Tense)

* yo estuve (I was)

* estuviste (you were)

* él/ella/usted estuvo (he/she/formal you was)

* nosotros/nosotras estuvimos (we were)

* vosotros/vosotras estuvisteis (you all were - informal)

* ellos/ellas/ustedes estuvieron (they/formal you all were)

Imperfect Tense (Past Continuous)

* yo estaba (I was)

* estabas (you were)

* él/ella/usted estaba (he/she/formal you was)

* nosotros/nosotras estábamos (we were)

* vosotros/vosotras estabais (you all were - informal)

* ellos/ellas/ustedes estaban (they/formal you all were)

Future Tense

* yo estaré (I will be)

* estarás (you will be)

* él/ella/usted estará (he/she/formal you will be)

* nosotros/nosotras estaremos (we will be)

* vosotros/vosotras estaréis (you all will be - informal)

* ellos/ellas/ustedes estarán (they/formal you all will be)

Conditional Tense

* yo estaría (I would be)

* estarías (you would be)

* él/ella/usted estaría (he/she/formal you would be)

* nosotros/nosotras estaríamos (we would be)

* vosotros/vosotras estaríais (you all would be - informal)

* ellos/ellas/ustedes estarían (they/formal you all would be)

Subjunctive Mood

* Present Subjunctive

* yo esté (that I am)

* estés (that you are)

* él/ella/usted esté (that he/she/formal you is)

* nosotros/nosotras estemos (that we are)

* vosotros/vosotras estéis (that you all are - informal)

* ellos/ellas/ustedes estén (that they/formal you all are)

* Imperfect Subjunctive

* yo estuviera (that I was)

* estuvieras (that you were)

* él/ella/usted estuviera (that he/she/formal you was)

* nosotros/nosotras estuviéramos (that we were)

* vosotros/vosotras estuvierais (that you all were - informal)

* ellos/ellas/ustedes estuvieran (that they/formal you all were)

Note: The subjunctive mood is used in certain grammatical constructions, such as expressing doubt, wishes, or commands.

Remember: "Estar" is used to express location, state of being, or temporary conditions.

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