estaba

/esˈtaba/, [esˈt̪a.β̞a]

was

Examples

Yo estaba en el teatro.

I was at the theater.

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Estaba enfermo, pero hoy está bien.

He was ill, but today he's all right.

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El coche estaba como nuevo.

The car looked as good as new.

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Mi tío estaba involucrado en el accidente vial.

My uncle was involved in the traffic accident.

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Lo observamos hasta que estaba fuera del alcance de la vista.

We watched him until he was out of sight.

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Él trató de ocultar lo que realmente estaba pasando.

He tried to hide what was really going on.

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Sentí de inmediato que algo estaba mal.

I sensed immediately that something was wrong.

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La niña estaba lloriqueando en la orilla de la sala.

The girl was sobbing in the corner of the schoolroom.

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Tom estaba ocultando algo.

Tom was hiding something.

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El tiempo se estaba agotando.

Time was running out.

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Él estaba apoyado contra la pared.

He was leaning against the wall.

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Ella estaba muy feliz.

She was very happy.

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Tom estaba cansado y de mal humor.

Tom was tired and in a bad mood.

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Todo el mundo estaba borracho.

Everyone was drunk.

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Cuando papá volvió a casa, yo estaba viendo la televisión.

When Dad came home, I was watching TV.

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Tom veía que María estaba a punto de llorar.

Tom could see Mary was about ready to cry.

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Pensé que Tom estaba acá con vos.

I thought Tom was here with you.

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Estaba enamorado de la chica.

He was enamored of the girl.

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Estaba tan enamorada del muchacho que sólo veía en él sus cualidades.

She was so in love with the boy that she could only see his qualities.

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Estaba muy impresionado por su historia.

I was very impressed by his story.

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