estuvo

/esˈtubo/, [esˈt̪u.β̞o]

he was, was


Examples
  • Estuvo completamente resentido hasta ese momento.

    He was good and mad by that time.

  • ¿Estuvo usted allí para ver el final?

    Were you there to see the finish?

  • Tom estuvo aquí hace un rato.

    Tom was here a while ago.

  • Ella estuvo ausente porque cogió un resfriado.

    She was absent because she caught a cold.

  • Él estuvo una semana en el hospital.

    He was in the hospital for a week.

  • Tom estuvo fuera todo el día.

    Tom was out all day.

  • Estuvo chilo.

    It was cool.

  • Un conjunto de beneficios estuvo una vez en efecto.

    A set of benefits was once in effect.

  • ¿Estuvo bueno?

    Was it good?

  • El agricultor estuvo arando su campo todo el día.

    The farmer plowed his field all day.

  • Tom mintió acerca de dónde estuvo anoche.

    Tom lied about where he'd been last night.

  • Cuando estuvo frente a la evidencia, tuvo que admitir que él era el culpable.

    When he was faced with the evidence, he had to admit that he was guilty.

  • Tom pensó que estuvo bien.

    Tom thought it was OK.

  • Estuvo lloviendo cinco días seguidos.

    It rained five successive days.

  • Ella estuvo a punto de ahogarse.

    She came near being drowned.

  • Tom nunca estuvo realmente enamorado de Mary.

    Tom was never really in love with Mary.

  • Tom estuvo en un accidente.

    Tom was in an accident.

  • Durante un momento Tom estuvo demasiado sorprendido para hablar.

    For a moment, Tom was too surprised to speak.

  • Estuvo en un estado depresivo.

    He was in a mood of depression.

  • Tom estuvo en cama enfermo el domingo pasado.

    Tom was sick in bed last Sunday.


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