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Estar (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of estar (to be) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Estar (to be) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 1: Saludos y despedidas (Greetings and Farewells)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Estar (to be) Estando (Being) Estado (I am)

Estar (to be): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) estoy I am
(tú) estás You are
(él/ella) está he/she is
(nosotros/nosotras) estamos we are
(vosotros/vosotras) estáis you are
(ellos/ellas) están they are

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he estado I have been
(tú) has estado You have been
(él/ella) ha estado he/she has been
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos estado we have been
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis estado You have been
(ellos/ellas) han estado they have been

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) esté I be
(tú) estés you be
(él/ella) esté he is / she is
(nosotros/nosotras) estemos we are
(vosotros/vosotras) estéis you are
(ellos/ellas) estén they be

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya estado I have been
(tú) hayas estado you have been
(él/ella) haya estado he/she has been
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos estado we have been
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis estado You have been
(ellos/ellas) hayan estado they have been

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) estaba I was
(tú) estabas You were
(él/ella) estaba he/she was
(nosotros/nosotras) estábamos we were
(vosotros/vosotras) estabais you were
(ellos/ellas) estaban they were

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había estado I had been
(tú) habías estado you had been
(él/ella) había estado he/she had been
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos estado we had been
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais estado You had been
(ellos/ellas) habían estado they had been

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) estuviera/estuviese I were to be
(tú) estuvieras/estuvieses you were
(él/ella) estuviera/estuviese he/she were
(nosotros/nosotras) estuviéramos/estuviésemos we were
(vosotros/vosotras) estuvierais/estuvieseis you were
(ellos/ellas) estuvieran/estuviesen they were

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese estado I had been
(tú) hubieras/hubieses estado you had been
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese estado he/she had been
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos estado we had been
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis estado You had been
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen estado they had been

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) estuve I was
(tú) estuviste you were
(él/ella) estuvo he/she was
(nosotros/nosotras) estuvimos we were
(vosotros/vosotras) estuvisteis you were
(ellos/ellas) estuvieron they were

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube estado I had been
(tú) hubiste estado You had been
(él/ella) hubo estado he had been
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos estado we had been
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis estado you had been
(ellos/ellas) hubieron estado they had been

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) estuviere I will be
(tú) estuvieres you will be
(él/ella) estuviere he/she will be
(nosotros/nosotras) estuviéremos we would be
(vosotros/vosotras) estuviereis You would be
(ellos/ellas) estuvieren they were to be

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere estado I would have been
(tú) hubieres estado you will have been
(él/ella) hubiere estado he/she will have been
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos estado we shall have been
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis estado You will have been
(ellos/ellas) hubieren estado they had been

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) estaré I will be
(tú) estarás You will be
(él/ella) estará he will be/she will be
(nosotros/nosotras) estaremos we will be
(vosotros/vosotras) estaréis You will be
(ellos/ellas) estarán they will be

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré estado I will have been
(tú) habrás estado You will have been
(él/ella) habrá estado he/she will have been
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos estado we will have been
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis estado you will have been
(ellos/ellas) habrán estado they will have been
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Está! He be
¡Esté! We/they be
¡Estemos! Let's be
¡Estad! They be
¡Estén! They be

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
— Don't be
¡No estés! He/She not be
¡No esté! You do not be
¡No estemos! You all do not be
¡No estéis! They be not

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) estaría I would be
(tú) estarías You would be
(él/ella) estaría he/she would be
(nosotros/nosotras) estaríamos we would be
(vosotros/vosotras) estaríais you would be
(ellos/ellas) estarían they would be

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría estado I would have been
(tú) habrías estado You would have been
(él/ella) habría estado he/she would have been
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos estado we would have been
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais estado you would have been
(ellos/ellas) habrían estado they would have been

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You all are at home.
Vosotros estáis en casa.
2. I will be delighted to see you.
Estaré encantado de verte.
3. They are on vacation.
Ellos están de vacaciones.
4. You will be happy to know it.
Vosotros estaréis felices de saberlo.
5. We will be here for the greeting.
Nosotros estaremos aquí para el saludo.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. Yesterday I attended a council on sustainable transport.
Ayer estuve en un consejo sobre transporte sostenible.
2. You have been learning karate.
Habéis estado aprendiendo karate.
3. You were admiring the planet
Vosotros estabais admirando el planeta
4. We were describing the sky
Nosotros estábamos describiendo el cielo
5. You were observing the stars
Tú estabas observando las estrellas

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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esté, estuviera/estuviese, estuviéramos/estuviésemos, estéis

1.
Si yo ... allí, te ayudaría.
(If I were there, I would help you.)
2.
Si él ... en casa, contestaría el teléfono.
(If he were at home, he would answer the phone.)
3.
Quiero que vosotros ... disponibles para la conexión remota.
(I want you to be available for remote connection.)
4.
Espero que yo ... conectado a la videollamada.
(I hope I am connected to the video call.)
5.
Si nosotros ... de vacaciones, visitaríamos la playa.
(If we were on holiday, we would visit the beach.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. If you had been there, you would have understood.
Si tú hubieras/hubieses estado allí, habrías entendido.
2. If you had been prepared, the exam would have been easier.
Si vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis estado preparados, el examen habría sido más fácil.
3. You would have been happier if you had passed the exam.
Tú habrías estado más contento si hubieras aprobado el examen.
4. I would have been at the meeting if they had informed me in time.
Yo habría estado en la reunión si me hubieran avisado a tiempo.
5. It is likely that he has been busy.
Es probable que él haya estado ocupado.