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Where are you? 'Estar' 2nd person singular

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I can use 'estoy', 'estás' and 'está' to describe the location of myself and others.

I can recognise and pronounce [o].

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Where are you? 'Estar' 2nd person singular

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I can use 'estoy', 'estás' and 'está' to describe the location of myself and others.

I can recognise and pronounce [o].

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Key learning points

  1. The SSC [o] is pronounced as in 'yo'.
  2. 'Estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for location.
  3. 'Estoy', 'estás' and 'está' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of 'estar.'

Keywords

  • [o] - pronounced as in 'yo'

  • Estás - part of the verb 'to be, being' meaning 'you are'

  • ¿dónde? - where?

Common misconception

It is necessary to use pronouns with Spanish verbs.

In most cases, it is not necessary to use pronouns with Spanish verbs. The verb itself communicates the action and the subject.

You can adapt Task A into a pair activity. Partner A reads the Spanish words aloud while Partner B closes their eyes and points left/right for the [a]/[o] sounds. Swap and repeat with another list of words e.g. 'dos', 'casa', 'amar', 'con', 'poco', 'olvidar'.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What does 'estar' mean?
I am
Correct answer: to be, being
she is
Q2.
'estar' is used to describe .
Correct Answer: location, place
Q3.
'I am' in Spanish is 'est '.
Correct Answer: oy
Q4.
What does 'está' mean in English?
Correct answer: is
Correct answer: he is
Correct answer: she is
Correct answer: it is
I am
Q5.
Which verb is in the 2nd person?
he writes
I run
she looks
Correct answer: you write
it goes
Q6.
Order the verbs from 1st to 3rd person.
1 - I run
2 - you run
3 - he runs

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match up the forms of 'estar'.
Correct Answer:estar,to be, being

to be, being

Correct Answer:estoy,I am

I am

Correct Answer:estás,you are

you are

Correct Answer:está,she, he, it is

she, he, it is

Q2.
Match up the verbs with their grammatical persons.
Correct Answer:estoy,1st person singular

1st person singular

Correct Answer:estás,2nd person singular

2nd person singular

Correct Answer:está,3rd person singular

3rd person singular

Q3.
Choose the correct translation of 'I am in the north, you are in the south'.
estás en el norte, estoy en el sur
estás en el norte, está en el sur
estoy en el norte, estoy en el sur
Correct answer: estoy en el norte, estás en el sur
Q4.
What is 'where?' in Spanish?
Correct Answer: ¿dónde?, dónde?, dónde, donde
Q5.
In what order would the verbs appear in the Spanish translation of this text: 'Hi, I'm in Spain and Sofia is in England. Where are you?'
1 - estoy
2 - está
3 - estás
Q6.
True or false? In Spanish, you always need to put a person before a verb, e.g. 'he reads'.
Correct Answer: false

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UnitSpanish / Identity: 'estar' and 'ser'

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