estuve

/esˈtube/, [esˈt̪u.β̞e]

i was at, was

Examples

Estuve enfermo ayer.

I was ill yesterday.

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No, nunca estuve allí.

No, I've never been there.

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Nunca estuve en la Argentina.

I've never been to Argentina.

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Estuve a punto de sugerir lo mismo.

I was about to suggest the same thing.

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Yo ni siquiera estuve en Boston la noche que mataron a Tom.

I wasn't even in Boston the night Tom was murdered.

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Estuve toda la semana solo, y anhelaba una conversación.

I spent the whole week alone, and I longed for conversation.

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Estuve intentando bajar un poco de peso.

I've been trying to lose a little weight.

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Estuve esperando a Tom.

I was expecting Tom.

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Ayer estuve casi todo el día en casa.

I was at home almost all day yesterday.

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Ni siquiera estuve ahí.

I wasn't even there.

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¿Estuve a punto de morir?

Was I about to die?

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Estuve ausente a clases porque estaba enfermo.

I was absent from school because I was sick.

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Estuve levantado hasta muy tarde la noche pasada.

I stayed up till very late last night.

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Yo estuve de su lado aún en contra de mi padre.

I was on her side, even against my father.

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Yo estuve ausente en el colegio por una enfermedad.

I was absent from school because of illness.

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Cuando estuve de vacaciones en España, fui a un museo para ver una exposición de aperos de labranza antiguos.

When I went on vacation to Spain, I went to a museum to see an exhibition of old farming equipment.

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Yo estuve cerca de morir.

I nearly died.

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Estudié inglés cuando estuve allá.

I studied English when I was there.

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Dónde estuve yo ayer no es de tu incumbencia.

Where I was yesterday is not your business.

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Estuve todo el día encadenado al escritorio.

I was chained to the desk all day.

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