Estar Subjunctive Conjugation

By LanguaTalk Last updated: 21 Oct 2022

Use the chart and examples below to learn how to conjugate estar in the subjunctive tense. To keep it simple, we'll focus on the subjuntivo presente.

Estar: Subjunctive Conjugation Chart

PRONOUN	CONJUGATION
yo	esté
tú	estés
él/ella/Ud.	esté
nosotros	estemos
vosotros	estéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	estén

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Examples: how to conjugate estar in subjunctive tense

Here are some examples of conjugating estar in subjunctive form:

No me importa que estemos desarmados.

I don't care that we are unarmed.

Espero que estéis hambrientos porque tenemos un buffet fabuloso.

I hope that you are hungry as we have a fabulous buffet.

La doctora recomienda que estés en casa todo el día.

The doctor recommends that you stay at home all day.

Tips:

Estar is an irregular verb, making it trickier to learn.
Don’t worry about memorising all the conjugations perfectly. Through speaking and listening on a regular basis, you’ll become able to conjugate verbs correctly most of the time even if you don't remember the rules and exceptions off by heart.
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Here's a reminder of what the Spanish personal pronouns mean:

yo = I
tú = you (informal)
él/ella = he/she
nosotros/nosotras = we
vosotros/vosotras = you (plural, informal, Spain only)
ellos/ellas = they
Usted = you (singular formal) & ustedes = you (plural formal). These are used much more in Latin America than in Spain - the latter being more informal.