Confused about the Spanish Verb ESTAR and SER as they both mean To Be? Think of the acronym PLACE .....p---position, l-location, A-action, C-condition, E-emotion. Conjugation of ESTAR in present tense: yo estoy, tú estás, usted, él, ella está, nosotros or nosotras estamos, vosotros or vosotras estaís, ustedes, ellos, ellas están