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Conjugation of estar in Galician

estarto beirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Presente of estar
PersonConjugation
euestou
tiestás
el/elaestá
nósestamos
vósestades
eles/elasestán

Common mistakes in the Presente

  • euestoestouUse the irregular form estou, not a regular -o ending.

Pretéritosimple past

Completed actions in the past.

Pretérito of estar
PersonConjugation
euestiven
tiestiveches
el/elaestivo
nósestivemos
vósestivestes
eles/elasestiveron

Common mistakes in the Pretérito

  • euestéestivenThe preterite is irregular: estiven.

Imperfecto

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfecto of estar
PersonConjugation
euestaba
tiestabas
el/elaestaba
nósestabamos
vósestabades
eles/elasestaban

Futurofuture

Actions that will happen.

Futuro of estar
PersonConjugation
euestarei
tiestarás
el/elaestará
nósestaremos
vósestaredes
eles/elasestarán

Condicionalconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Condicional of estar
PersonConjugation
euestaría
tiestarías
el/elaestaría
nósestariamos
vósestaríades
eles/elasestarían

Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Subxuntivo presente of estar
PersonConjugation
euestea
tiesteas
el/elaestea
nósesteamos
vósesteades
eles/elasestean

Common mistakes in the Subxuntivo presente

  • euestouesteaThe present subjunctive is estea, not the indicative form estou.

Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive

Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.

Subxuntivo imperfecto of estar
PersonConjugation
euestivese
tiestiveses
el/elaestivese
nósestivésemos
vósestivésedes
eles/elasestivesen

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperativo of estar
PersonConjugation
tiestá
nósestemos
vósestade

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • tiestesestáThe affirmative tú command is está.

Xerundiogerund

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Xerundio of estar
PersonConjugation
euestando
tiestando
el/elaestando
nósestando
vósestando
eles/elasestando

Participiopast participle

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Participio of estar
PersonConjugation
euestado
tiestado
el/elaestado
nósestado
vósestado
eles/elasestado

estar — frequently asked questions

Is estar a regular verb?
No — estar is an irregular Galician verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does estar mean?
estar is a Galician verb meaning "to be".