Why is this the correct answer: Usted esta en la lista and not Usted estas en la lista?
esta instead of estas
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Roger D.Kwiziq community member
esta instead of estas
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Conjugate estar in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)"
Asked 4 years ago
R'Shaun B.Kwiziq community member
Usted is formal singular while Ustedes is plural. We'd say "Ustedes están en la lista" if we were referring to a group of people, where in this example it seems we're only referring one person.
InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq
Hola Roger,
yes, as R'Shaun was saying, in other words, usted is a formal you, (formal tú) but we conjugate the verb as if it was él/ella (not tú), so, with estar, it goes:
yo estoy
tú estás
él/ella/usted está
nosotros estamos
vosotros estáis
ellos/ustedes están
I hope this helps.
Inma
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