estaba

/esˈtaba/, [esˈt̪a.β̞a]

was

Examples

Él estaba agradecido por tu ayuda.

He was grateful for your help.

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Creía que Tom estaba ahí.

I thought Tom was there.

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La casa estaba a la vista.

The house was in sight.

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La cima del Monte Fuji estaba cubierta de nieve.

The peak of Fujiyama was covered with snow.

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Tom estaba en la bañera cuando llegó Mary.

Tom was in the bath when Mary arrived.

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Mi celular estaba apagado.

My cell phone was off.

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Él no estaba de acuerdo conmigo exactamente.

She didn't exactly agree with me.

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Tom no sabe lo que pasó porque él no estaba ahí.

Tom doesn't know what happened because he wasn't there.

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Nadie le estaba prestando atención.

Nobody was paying attention to her.

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El cartero estaba de buen humor esta mañana.

The postman was in good spirits this morning.

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Pensé que Tom estaba con María.

I thought Tom was with Mary.

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Supongo que estaba demasiado ocupado para darme cuenta de que Tom tenía problemas.

I guess I was too busy to notice that Tom was having problems.

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Mi mujer estaba allí.

My wife was there.

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Estaba tan oscuro.

It was so dark.

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Yo estaba tan seguro que esto era lo que yo quería.

I was so sure this was what I wanted.

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Mi vida estaba en peligro.

My life was in danger.

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No estaba escribiendo nada.

I wasn't writing anything.

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El clima estaba muy bueno para quedarse dentro.

It was too nice a day to stay inside.

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Ella estaba jadeando.

She was panting.

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Yo estaba en alerta por un criminal prófugo.

I was on the alert for a fugitive criminal.

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