Nombre: __________________________ Hora: ____ Fecha: ________
You learned in Unidad 1-1 the verb “SER” means “to be”. We used that verb in the past to
describe things such as people and classes. Now, you are going to learn another verb that also
means “to be”, but it is used for very different reasons. In this chapter you are going to use
“ESTAR” (to be) to describe where something or someone is located and to describe how
someone is feeling. You will also notice that the verb is an “-ar” verb but the major difference
is that there are accent marks in a lot of the forms and the “yo” form does not end in “o”.
The verb estar=_______________
yo
nosotros / nosotras
tú
vosotros / vosotras
él
ella
usted (Ud.)
ellos
ellas
ustedes (Uds.)
1) Use Estar for ___________________________:
El gimnasio está al lado de la cafetería.
(The gym is next to the cafeteria.)
La biblioteca está delante del gimnasio.
(The library is in front of the gym.)
EXPLANATION: The verb estar is used to describe location. Other phrases of location
include dentro de (inside of), cerca de (close to), debajo de (under), detrás de (behind),
encima de (on top of), and lejos de (far from)
2) Use Estar for _____________________________:
El señor Smith está cansado. (Mr. Smith is tired.)
Las chicas están contentas. (The girls are happy.)
EXPLANATION: In addition to location, estar is used to describe how you or others feel.
Remember this poem….”For how you feel and where you are always use the verb ESTAR!!!!”
1. Write the location phrases in Spanish. You need to MEMORIZE these!
1. on top of _______________
2.
inside of ________________
3.
under __________________
4.
behind _________________
5.
close to ________________
6.
far from ________________
2. Write the correct form of estar.
1. Tú ____________________ cansado.
2.
Miguel ____________________ contento.
3.
Usted ____________________ nervioso.
4.
Mis hermanos y yo ____________________ tranquilos.
5.
Yo ____________________ triste.
6.
¿ ____________________ ellas enojadas?
7.
Los chicos ____________________ contentos.
8.
Ana y yo ____________________ tristes.
9.
¿ ____________________ tú nervioso?
10.
Ustedes ____________________ cansados.
3. Complete the sentences to describe where these people are.
1. Ana ___________________________________________________.
Mis amigos y yo _________________________________________. 2.
3. Yo _____________________________________________________.
Los estudiantes _____________________________________________. 4.
5. Usted ____________________________________________________.
Ella _____________________________________________________. 6.
The Verb Ir=_____________
Fill in the correct forms of this little tiny verb!!
yo
nosotros / nosotras
tú
vosotros / vosotras
él
ella
usted (Ud.)
ellos
ellas
ustedes (Uds.)
Ir + a + places = ___________________________
Voy a la biblioteca.
Vas a la cafetería.
Va al gimnasio.
¿Adónde vas, Susana?
Voy a la escuela.
(I am going to the library.)
(You are going to the cafeteria.)
(He/She/You is (are) going to the gym.)
(Where are you going, Susana?)
(I am going to school.)
EXPLANATION: Use ir+a to say that you or others are going to a specific place. When a is
followed by el, it becomes the contraction al. Use the word adónde (where) to ask where
someone is going.
a+la=__________________
a+el=__________________
adónde=_____________________
1. Match the subject with the verb.
1.
2.
Yo
Usted
va
van
3.
mi familia y yo
voy
4.
5.
tú
mis hermanos
vamos
vas
2. State where these people are going. The first one is done for you.
1.
Luis ____va a la biblioteca__________________________________________.
2.
Nosotros /gym___________________________________________________.
3.
Tú/school______________________________________________________.
4.
Ellos/Math class_________________________________________________.
5.
Yo/office______________________________________________________.
3. Where are they going? Make sentences using the correct form of: ir + a + place.
1. mis amigos y yo / biblioteca
_________________________________________________________________
2. yo / gimnasio
_________________________________________________________________
3. mi hermana / cafetería
_________________________________________________________________
4. ustedes / escuela
_________________________________________________________________
4. Answer each question in a complete sentence.
1. ¿Adónde vas cuando tienes que comer?
_________________________________________________________________
2. ¿Adónde van tus amigos cuando tienen que practicar deportes?
_________________________________________________________________
3. ¿Adónde va Enrique cuando tiene que estudiar?
_________________________________________________________________