Saying what someone is like at the moment
Estar: to be | being
Date updated: 07/02/2020
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Rachel Hawkes
Estar: state/mood
Victoria Hobson
Estás tonto.
He is strange.
Estoy nervioso.
I am nervous.
Está raro.
You are silly.
In English, we often use a verb with ‘-ing’ to talk about a temporary state (‘right now’).
For example:
I am feeling nervous.
You are being silly.
He is acting strange.
In Spanish, the verb estar also means to be �when describing mood or temporary state.
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Rachel Hawkes
Leer
Victoria Hobson
1) Estás loco.
3) Estás tranquilo.
2) Está nervioso.
6) Está raro.
4) Está muy blanco.
8) Estás muy serio.
7) Está serio.
5) Estás muy tonto.
It’s an important football game. These sentences describe how you are feeling (estás = you are), and how your brother is feeling (está = he is). Write 1-8, ‘you’ or ‘he’ and the adjective in English.
you | your brother |
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quiet
very serious
crazy
very silly
very pale
nervous
strange
serious
leer
you
he
you
he
you
he
he
you
loco = crazy
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Rachel Hawkes
¿Cómo estás ?
Victoria Hobson
escuchar
| | Gonzalo | Raúl |
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Gonzalo and Raúl are at the Haunted House ride at a theme park. �Who is Gonzalo talking about each time? (Estoy – I am, estás – you are.) Who is the most scared?
I am..
You are..
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
estás blanco
estoy tranquilo
estoy loco
estás muy nervioso
estoy serio
estoy muy tonto
estás raro
estás enfermo
loco = crazy
enfermo = ill
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Rachel Hawkes
¡A hablar!
Victoria Hobson
nervous
silly
calm
pale
serious
strange
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Rachel Hawkes
İA escribir!
Victoria Hobson
nervous
Está nervioso hoy.
today
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Rachel Hawkes
İA escribir!
Victoria Hobson
calm
Estoy tranquilo hoy.
today
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Rachel Hawkes
İA escribir!
Victoria Hobson
very nervous
Estás muy nervioso hoy.
today
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Rachel Hawkes
İA escribir!
Victoria Hobson
Está serio hoy.
serious
today
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Rachel Hawkes
İA escribir!
Victoria Hobson
very strange
Estoy muy raro hoy.
today
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Rachel Hawkes
İA escribir!
Victoria Hobson
pale
Estás blanco hoy.
today
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Rachel Hawkes
İA escribir!
Victoria Hobson
silly
Estoy tonto hoy.
today
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Rachel Hawkes