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All categories Action Aspectual Auxiliary Copular Existential Locative Modal Movement Perception Relationship State UtteranceThe most common Spanish verb forms:
Locative
Verbs in this category have to do with the location of things or beings. As one might expect, this isn't a common category of verb in typical newspaper and magazine articles.
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Action Aspectual Auxiliary Copular Existential Modal Movement Perception Relationship State Utterance
| Form | Corresponding Infinitive | Form type | Common translation | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| está | estar | Present 3 Sing | (he/she/it) is | 20.9 % of sources |
| estado | estar | Present participle | being Note: As a noun, 'estado' means 'state'. | 15.7 % of sources |
| están | estar | Present 3 Plur | (they) are | 12.1 % of sources |
| estaba | estar | Imperfect 3 Sing | (he/she/it) was | 6.6 % of sources |
| puesto | poner | Past participle | (put) Note: Usually used in the phrase 'puesto que ...' meaning 'given that ...' | 5.9 % of sources |
| estamos | estar | Present 1 Plur | we are | 4.6 % of sources |
| estaban | estar | Imperfect 3 Plur | (they) were | 3.8 % of sources |
| estuvo | estar | Preterite 3 Sing | (he/she/it) was | 3.3 % of sources |
| puso | poner | Preterite 3 Sing | (he/she/it) put | 3.0 % of sources |
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