estado

/esˈtado/, [esˈt̪a.ð̞o]

state


Examples
  • He estado aquí por una semana.

    I have been here for a week.

  • ¿Cuántas veces en su vida han estado enamoradas?

    How many times have you been in love in your life?

  • ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado en esta ciudad?

    How long have you been in this town?

  • ¿Dónde has estado? He estado en el peluquero.

    "Where have you been?" "I've been to the barber's."

  • He estado buscando mis llaves todo el día.

    I've been looking for my keys all day.

  • He estado trabajando desde las seis de la mañana.

    I have been working since six this morning.

  • He estado estudiando durante dos horas.

    I have been studying for two hours.

  • Tom y María han estado tratando de idear una solución al problema.

    Tom and Mary have been trying to come up with a solution to the problem.

  • Ha estado nevando toda la noche.

    It's been snowing all night.

  • Hemos estado allí.

    We've been there.

  • Él está contento con su estado actual.

    He is content with his present state.

  • Ese es el hombre al que he estado esperando por una semana.

    That's the man I've been waiting for a week.

  • Durante años el hombre ha estado luchando contra las enfermedades.

    For ages, man has been fighting against disease.

  • Dan se dio cuenta que él había estado estropeando su matrimonio con sus largos viajes de negocios.

    Dan realized that he had been ruining his marriage with his lengthy business trips.

  • El bebé ha estado tosiendo toda la noche.

    The baby has been coughing all night.

  • He estado en París.

    I have been in Paris.

  • Se dice que la enfermedad se ha estado propagando.

    It is said that the disease has been spreading.

  • Peter ha estado tratando de encontrar un departamento nuevo por un tiempo.

    Peter has been trying to find a new apartment for some time.

  • Tom no ha estado mucho por acá.

    Tom hasn't been around much.

  • Tom no dijo cuántas veces había estado allí.

    Tom didn't say how many times he had been there.


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