Suppose you are traveling in Spain. What are you doing? What is it like? To talk about things like this in Spanish, you will need to know how to use the verbestar(ess-TAHR, 'to be') with either the present or past participle of a verb. ...
estar (first-person singular present estoy, first-person singular preterite estuve, past participle estado) ;; Conjugation of estar edit data infinitive estar gerund estando past participle masculine feminine singular estado estada plural estados estadas singular plural 1st person 2nd person ...
atestar ( first-person singular present atiesto, first-person singular preterite atesté, past participle atestado) (Verb) Conjugation of atestar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs.) Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables. infinitive atestar gerund atestando past participle atestado person si...
) or a past participle (such as muerto ). examples Estoy lavando los platos sucios. I am washing the dirty dishes. Estamos leyendo los periódicos. We are reading the newspapers. Mi bisabuelo está muerto. My great-grandfather is dead. Intriguingly, death in Spanish is seen as an ongoing...
Estar translates as "to be." Speakers use estar in the present participle in conjunction with the main verb to form the present progressive tense. Irregular Present Progressive Verbs in Spanish Present Progressive in Conversation Lesson Summary ...
asestar ( first-person singular present asiesto, first-person singular preterite asesté, past participle asestado) (Verb) Conjugation of asestar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs.) Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables. infinitive asestar gerund asestando past participle asestado person si...