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Integrated present: where are you? (A1 ES)
Spanish text with 40+ estar forms and ¿Dónde...? questions about places throughout the day. A1 reading.
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¿Dónde estás ahora?
newWhere are you now?
¿Dónde estás ahora? — the main question of the article. Use estar (tú) + ¿Dónde to ask about location.
Asking ¿Dónde estás? is essential for saying where you are right now.
Por la mañana estoy en el colegio.
newIn the morning I am at school.
por la mañana + estar = location at a time of day. Pattern: Por la mañana estoy en + place.
Lets you say what you do at a specific time of day.
A las once estoy en el recreo.
newAt eleven I am at recess.
A las once = at eleven (11:00). estar en el recreo = to be at recess. Time + estar + preposition + place.
Practices saying the time and place together.
¿Dónde está tu clase de música?
newWhere is your music class?
¿Dónde está tu clase de música? — question with tu (your). ¿Dónde + estar (él/ella) + place.
Learns to ask about someone else's location.
Por la tarde estoy en casa.
newIn the afternoon I am at home.
por la tarde = in the afternoon. estar en casa = to be at home.
Describes being home during a specific part of the day.
Por la noche estamos todos en casa.
newAt night we are all at home.
Por la noche = at night. estamos = estar (we). todos = all. The whole family gathers at home in the evening.
Learns to say the family is together at home in the evening.
Yo duermo en una cama pequeña junto a la ventana.
newI sleep in a small bed by the window.
Yo duermo = I sleep (dormir in present). Combined with place description.
Practices combining dormir with place to describe your room.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
now
ahora
Now, at this moment.
ahora = now, at this moment. Used with present tense to describe what is happening right now.
Most common word for describing the present moment.
in the morning
por la mañana
In the morning.
por la mañana = in the morning (until noon). A part of the day. Used with present tense verbs.
Essential for describing your daily routine.
recess
el recreo
Recess (at school).
el recreo = recess at school. Usually at 11:00. Students go outside to the playground.
Essential word for talking about school life.
dining hall / cafeteria
el comedor
Dining hall / cafeteria (at school).
el comedor = the dining hall/cafeteria at school or any place. Students eat lunch there. Compare with la cocina (kitchen).
Useful word for describing the school day.
at night
por la noche
At night.
por la noche = at night (after sunset until sleep). A part of the day for describing evening activities and sleep.
Learns to talk about evening time and getting ready for sleep.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Verb estar for place
Yo estoy en mi habitación ahora mismo.
Estar for describing location: Yo estoy...
Estar in present: estoy (yo), estás (tú), está (él/ella), estamos (nosotros). Used for physical location or position.
Estar is the main verb of the article for describing place.
Question with ¿Dónde?
¿Dónde estás ahora?
¿Dónde estás? — Where are you?
Pattern: ¿Dónde + estar (conjugated) + subject? Note: subject can be omitted in Spanish questions.
The ¿Dónde? question is the main way to ask about location.
Parts of the day + estar
Por la mañana estoy en el colegio.
Por la mañana + estar = place in the morning
Pattern: por + part of day + estar en + place. Examples: por la mañana, por la tarde, por la noche.
Allows systematically describing your location throughout the day.
Question about frequency with ¿Visitas?
¿Visitas a tus abuelos los domingos?
¿Visitas a tus abuelos los domingos?
Question pattern with present tense for habits: ¿Visitas + object + time? Present tense is used for regular activities.
Learns to ask about regular activities using present tense.
Mini practice
Short active-recall tasks.
Complete with estar
Complete: Yo ___ en el colegio. (Por la mañana)
Task: put the verb estar in the correct form depending on the subject.
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estoy
Transform into a question
Transforma: Yo estoy en el parque. → ¿Dónde ___?
Task: transform statements into questions with ¿Dónde...?
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estoy
Order the words
Ordena: mañana / en / el / colegio / la / estoy
Task: arrange words in the correct order to form a sentence.
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Por la mañana estoy en el colegio
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