We use Estar to tell people our current status.  Here is a mnemonic to help you remember what those things are:

P Position: Where are you in relation to another object, and how?    POSITION   postion   position
L Location: Your GPS coordinates, the name of the city, town, country, planet that you are on or in.    NY map   gps
A Action: What are you doing right now? swimming, running, jumping, etc.    action   action   action
C Condition:  Are your bones broken or unbroken? Are you sick or healthy?    condition   broken   condition
E Emotion:  How do you feel (not physically)? Happy, sad, frustrated, elated...      emotion   emotion   emotion


How to conjugate estar
yo estoy nosotros estamos
tú estás vosotros estáis
él/ ella/ usted está ellos/ellas/ ustedes están



Practice matching what you hear with what you read:

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