estuvieran
were
Verb estuvieran
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Second-person plural (ustedes) imperfect subjunctive form of estar.
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Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) imperfect subjunctive form of estar.
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Eso solo podría pasar si ellos todavía estuvieran en el país.
That could only happen if they were still in the country.
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Se sentaron ahí quietos, como si estuvieran hechizados por la música.
They sat still as if they were spellbound by the music.
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No fue coincidencia que Tom y Mary estuvieran en la cafetería al mismo tiempo.
It was no coincidence that both Tom and Mary were in the cafeteria at the same time.
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Le dijo a los estudiantes que estuvieran callados.
He told the students to be quiet.
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Dormían en habitaciones separadas hasta que estuvieran casados.
They slept in separate rooms until they were married.
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Les dije a los niños que estuvieran en silencio, pero ellos siguieron haciendo ruido.
I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy.
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Papá se aseguró de que todas las luces estuvieran apagadas antes de irse a la cama.
Papa made sure all the lights were turned off before going to bed.
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Cuando alguien habla con tal floritura retórica , empieza a sonar como si estuvieran mintiendo.
When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.
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El gato negro ronroneó como si lo estuvieran acariciando.
The black cat purred, as if he was being petted.
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Ellas defienden sus errores como si estuvieran defendiendo su herencia.
They defend their errors as if they were defending their inheritance.
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