Verbs - Verbos Title

Conjugation of Estar -

Conjugación de Estar

 

 

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The following show how to conjugate the forms of regular verbs ending in AR..

Impersonal Forms - Formas no personales

The impersonal forms do not refer to a specific person.

Infinitive - Infinitivo: To are - estar

Compound Infinitive - Infinitivo Compuesto; To have been - haber estado

Gerundio: areing - hablando

Gerundio Compuesto: habiendo estado

 

Participle - Participio - been - estado


Imperative - Imperativo:

The imperative does not have a first person (I, we form).

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
are (you understood) habla tú are (you understood) hablad vosotros
are (He/She/It) hable usted are (they understood) hablen ustedes

 

Simple Tenses - Tiempos Simples

Indicative - Indicativo

The indicative mood in Spanish is used to express certainty or things that are more factual.

Present - Presente

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I am estoy We are estamos
You are estás You are estáis
He/She/It is está They are están

 

Preterite Imperfect - Pretérito Imperfecto

The preterite tells less exactly when an action took place in the past - it is less perfect as far as precise time.

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I was estaba We were estábamos
You were estabas You were estabais
He/She/It were estaba They were estaban

 

Preterite - Pretérito Indefinido

The preterite tells more exactly when an action took place in the past.

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I was estuve We were estuvimos
You were estuviste You were estuveis
He/She/It were estuvo They were estuvieron

 

Future - Futuro

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I will be estaré We will be estaremos
You will be estarás You will be estaréis
He/She/It will be estará They will be estarán

 

Conditional - Condicional

The conditional is used with phrases such as If phrases.

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I are estaría We are estaríamos
You are estarías You are estaríais
He/She/It is estaría They are estarían

 

Subjunctive - Subjunctivo

The subjunctive mood is used much more in Spanish than in English - especially when information is less certain - for example when someone hopes something will happen or thinks it will happen.

 

Present Subjunctive - Presente Subjunctivo

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I am esté We are estemos
You are estés You are estéis
He/She/It is esté They are estén

 

Preterite Imperfect Subjunctive - Pretérito Imperfecto Subjunctivo

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I was estuviera We was estuvieramos
You was estuvieras You was estuvierais
He/She/It was estuviera They was estuvieran

 

Preterite Subjunctive - Pretérito Indefinido Subjunctive

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I was estuviese We was estuviesemos
You was estuvieses You was estuvieseis
He/She/It was estuviese They was estuviesen

 

Future Subjunctive - Futuro Subjunctivo

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I will be estuviere We will be estuvieremos
You will be estuvieres You will be estuviereis
He/She/It will be estuviere They will be estuvieren

 

 

Compound Forms - Tiempo Compuestos

Indicative - Indicativo

Present Perfect - Presente Perfect - An action that occurred in the past and may continue to the present.

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I have been he estado
We have been hemos estado
You have been has estado You have been habéis estado
He/She/It has been ha estado They have been han estado

 

Preterite Pluperfect - Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto o Antecopretérito

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I had been había estado We had been habíamos estado
You had been habías estado You had been habíais estado
He/She/It had been había estado They had been habían estado

 

Past Preterite - Pretérito Anterior

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I had been hube estado We had been hubimos estado
You had been hubiste estado You had been hubieis estado
He/She/It had been hubo estado They had been hubieron estado

 

Future Perfect - Futuro Perfecto o Antefuturo - An action that will occur before something else in the future

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I will have been habré estado We will have been habremos estado
You will have been habrás estado You will have been habréis estado
He/She/It will have been habrá estado They will have been habrán estado

 

Conditional Perfect - Condicional Perfecto o Antepospretérito

 

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I have been habría estado
We have been habríamos estado
You have been habrías estado You have been habríais estado
He/She/It has been habría estado They have been habrían estado

 

Subjunctive - Subjunctivo

 

Present Perfect Subjunctive - Presente Perfecto o Antepresente Subjunctivo - An action that occurred in the past and may continue to the present.

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I have been haya estado We have been hayamos estado
You have been hayas estado You have been hayáis estado
He/She/It have been haya estado They have been hayan estado

 

Past Pluperfect Subjunctive - Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I had been hubiera estado We had been hubieramos estado
You had been hubieras estado You had been hubierais estado
He/She/It had been hubiera estado They had been hubieran estado

 

Past Preterite Subjunctive - Antepretérito Subjunctivo

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I had been hubiese estado We had been hubiésemos estado
You had been hubieses estado You had been hubieseis estado
He/She/It had been hubiese estado They had been hubiesen estado

 

Future Perfect Subjunctive - Futuro Perfecto Subjunctivo o Antefuturo - An action that will occur before something else in the future

Singular English Word
La palabra inglés
Singular Spanish Word
La palabra español
Plural English Word
La palabra inglés
Plural Spanish Word
La palabra español
I will have been hubiere estado We will have been hubiéremos estado
You will have been hubieres estado You will have been hubiereis estado
He/She/It will have been hubiere estado They will have been hubieren estado