estábamos

/esˈtabamos/, [esˈt̪a.β̞a.mos]

we were, were


Examples
  • Muchos de nosotros estábamos cansados.

    Many of us were tired.

  • ¿Qué estábamos pensando?

    What were we thinking?

  • Estábamos verdaderamente sorprendidos.

    We were truly surprised.

  • Cuando nos despertamos, estábamos a la deriva en mar abierto.

    When we awoke, we were adrift on the open sea.

  • Estábamos planeando ir al cine anoche, pero todo el mundo estaba cansado, así que terminamos viendo una película en casa.

    We were planning to go to the cinema last night, but everyone was tired, so we ended up watching a movie at home instead.

  • Tom y yo justo estábamos hablando de vos.

    Tom and I were just talking about you.

  • La cuerda se rompió cuando estábamos escalando la montaña.

    The rope broke when we were climbing the mountain.

  • Estábamos a punto de irnos cuando empezó a llover.

    We were just about to leave when it rained.

  • Aconteció que estábamos entonces en Londres.

    It happened that we were in London then.

  • Todos estábamos dormidos.

    We were all asleep.

  • Estábamos muy apegados.

    We were so close.

  • Estábamos muy impresionados con su nuevo libro.

    We were very impressed by his new book.

  • ¿Cómo sabías que estábamos acá?

    How did you know we were here?

  • Nos estábamos divirtiendo hasta que tú llegaste.

    We were having fun until you came.

  • Estábamos trabajando tarde.

    We were working late.

  • Estábamos todos cansados.

    We were all tired.

  • Estábamos tocando en el parque.

    We were playing in the park.

  • Nosotros estábamos en el molino, cerca del campo de cáñamo.

    We were at the mill, near the hemp field.

  • Nos estábamos quedando sin espacio en el disco duro por un problema de configuración.

    We were running out of disk space due to a configuration issue.

  • ¡No estábamos haciendo nada!

    We weren't doing anything!


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