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Estar + participles

Estar + participles. Verbs can work as adjectives. Some we have worked with already: Sentada : seated ( sentar ) Parada : standing ( parar ) Cansado : tired ( cansar ) Las chicas están sentadas . Juan está parado . Gloria y yo estamos parados . Él está sentado .

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Estar + participles

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  1. Estar + participles

  2. Verbs can work as adjectives • Some we have worked with already: • Sentada: seated (sentar) • Parada: standing (parar) • Cansado: tired (cansar) Las chicasestánsentadas. Juan estáparado. Gloria y yoestamosparados. Élestásentado.

  3. These are conditions; not ongoing activities… • Grandma is asleep (describes grandma). • The problem is solved. (describes the problem) • The window is broken. (describes the window) • The dress is made. (describes the dress) • The book is written. (describes the book)

  4. Participle for –ar Drop –ar Add –ado Pintado Jugado Sentado Participle for –er/-ir Drop ending Add –ido Conocido Comido Definido Use the present of estar + participle

  5. *OJO* Participle are adjectives • They agree in gender and number with the subject. • La pintura está pintada por Frida Kahlo. • Juan y Jorge están dormidos. • Miami está eliminado de los finales.

  6. Escrito (escribir) Cubierto (cubrir) Resuelto (resolver) Abierto (abrir) Muerto (morir) Dicho (decir) Vivo (vivir) Hecho (hacer) Descubierto (descubrir) Roto (romper) Vuelto (volver) Puesto (Poner) Visto (ver) Como siempre, irregular participles

  7. Ejemplos • La abuelaestádormida. • El problemaestáresuelto. • La ventanaestárota. • El libroestáescrito.

  8. When using this in the past, estar is always imperfect • La abuela estaba dormida. • El problema estaba resuelto. • Los cuadros estaban pintados. • El libro estaba escrito.

  9. Cómo se dice en español • The artist is inspired. • The feelings are expressed in the painting. • The man is standing. • The paintbrush is broken. • The works of art are painted.

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