estuvieron

/estuˈbjeɾon/, [es.t̪uˈβ̞je.ɾõn]

they were, were


Examples
  • Estuvieron en la playa a la solera.

    They were sunbathing on the beach.

  • Estuvieron cuidando a una niña de la India y a un niño de Italia.

    They were taking care of a girl from India and a boy from Italy.

  • Estuvieron en la playa al solano.

    They were sunbathing on the beach.

  • Tom y Mary sólo estuvieron casados por unos pocos meses.

    Tom and Mary were only married for a few months.

  • ¿Dónde estuvieron entre la una y las tres horas?

    Where were you between one and three o'clock?

  • ¿Cuánto tiempo estuvieron ocupados?

    How long have you been busy?

  • Las arrugas solo deberían indicar donde las sonrisas estuvieron.

    Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.

  • Mis padres estuvieron encantados de oír lo de la llegada de nuestro bebé.

    My parents were delighted to hear of the arrival of our baby.

  • Las minifaldas estuvieron pasadas de moda durante un tiempo.

    Miniskirts have been out of date for some time.

  • Un fin de semana todos los hoteles de la ciudad estuvieron llenos porque hubo una gran convención.

    One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large convention.

  • Ellos no estuvieron en clases ayer.

    They were not in class yesterday.

  • ¿Cuánto tiempo estuvieron ocupadas?

    How long have you been busy?

  • Por alguna razón, sus vacaciones en Francia no estuvieron a la altura de las expectativas.

    For one reason or another their holiday in France didn't come up to expectations.

  • Los resultados estuvieron muy lejos de ser satisfactorios.

    The results were far from satisfactory.

  • Muchos de mis amigos estuvieron en Japón este año.

    Several of my friends have been to Japan this year.

  • Estuvieron de acuerdo en todo.

    They agreed on everything.

  • Estuvieron hablando desde las ocho hasta las diez en punto.

    They were talking from 8 to 10 o'clock.

  • Estuvieron a punto de atropellarle.

    He was nearly run over by a car.

  • Estuvieron asoleándose en la playa.

    They were sunbathing on the beach.

  • Ellos estuvieron conmigo en esa habitación toda la noche.

    They were in that room with me all night.


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