Starter quiz
- What does 'estar' mean?
- I am
- to be, being ✓
- she is
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- 'estar' is used to describe ______.
- 'location' ✓
- 'I am' in Spanish is 'est______'.
- 'oy' ✓
- What does 'está' mean in English?
- is ✓
- he is ✓
- she is ✓
- it is ✓
- I am
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- Which verb is in the 2nd person?
- he writes
- I run
- she looks
- you write ✓
- it goes
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- Order the verbs from 1st to 3rd person.
- 1⇔I run
- 2⇔you run
- 3⇔he runs
Exit quiz
- Match up the forms of 'estar'.
- estar⇔to be, being ✓
- estoy⇔I am ✓
- estás⇔you are ✓
- está⇔she, he, it is ✓
- Match up the verbs with their grammatical persons.
- estoy⇔1st person singular ✓
- estás⇔2nd person singular ✓
- está⇔3rd person singular ✓
- 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
- estoy en el norte, estás en el sur ✓
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- What is 'where?' in Spanish?
- '¿dónde?' ✓
- 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
- True or false? In Spanish, you always need to put a person before a verb, e.g. 'he reads'.
- True
- False ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The SSC [o] is pronounced as in 'yo'.
- 'Estar' means 'to be, being' and is used for location.
- 'Estoy', 'estás' and 'está' are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of 'estar.'
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.
Keywords
[o] - pronounced as in 'yo'
Estás - part of the verb 'to be, being' meaning 'you are'
¿dónde? - where?
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