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estar y ser preterite vs imperfect
traducir oraciones - era, fue, estaba, estuvo (yo, tu, ud, nos, ellos)
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Language - Spanish
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10/02/2011
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Term
We didn't know who it was.
 Definition
No sabíamos quién era.
Term
Was Juan the group's guide?
 Definition
¿Era Juan el guía del grupo?
Term
My brother got home really late, it was the early morning already.
 Definition
Mi hermano llegó muy tarde, ya era de madrugada.
Term
It was necessary for me to request a loan.
 Definition
Era necesario que pidiera un préstamo.
Term
It was one o’clock when we went to have lunch.
 Definition
Era la una cuando salimos a almorzar.
Term
Hadn't you realized it was very late?
 Definition
¿No te habías dado cuenta que ya era muy tarde?
Term
We didn't know who the present was for.
 Definition
Nosotros no sabíamos para quién era el regalo.
Term
It was only natural to have thought so.
 Definition
Era natural haber pensado eso.
Term
The bookshelf was my grandmother's.
 Definition
La librera era de mi abuelita.
Term
The first thing we used to see was the sun.
 Definition
Lo primero que veíamos era el sol.
Term
The design of the hotel was spectacular. How modern it was!
 Definition
El diseño del hotel era espectacular. ¡Qué moderno era!
Term
The difference between them was minimal.
 Definition
La diferencia entre ellos era mínima.
Term
The beginning of the film was boring.
 Definition
El principio de la película era aburrido.
Term
My grandmother was very active. She had a lot of energy.
 Definition
Mi abuela era muy activa. Tenía mucha energía.
Term
Was his idea good?
 Definition
¿Su idea era buena?
Term
The film was exciting.
 Definition
La película fue emocionante.
 
La película era emocionante.
(era in original sentence and commonly used)
Term
He said that he was innocent?
 Definition
¿Le dijo que era inocente?
Term
Have you asked who was the last?
 Definition

¿ Has preguntado quién fue el último ?

 

Era tambien? original sentence has 'era'
Term
It was a woman whom I loved a lot.
 Definition
Era una mujer a quién yo quería mucho.
Term
The man whom you saw was his friend.
 Definition
El hombre al que viste era amigo suyo.
Term
He was so nice that he ended up being very good friends.
 Definition
Era tan simpático que acabamos siendo muy amigos
Term
He told us he was a millionaire but everything turned out to be a lie.
 Definition
Nos contó que era millonario pero resultó que todo era mentira.
Term
The plan turned out to be unfeasible.
 Definition
Resultó que el plan no era realizable.
Term
I thought it was yours.
 Definition
Creía que era tuyo.
Term
It was a peaceful and happy day...
 Definition

Fue un día tranquilo y feliz...

 

(original sentence had 'era')

('era' almost as common)

(non-specific, description of how things were)

Era un día tranquilo y feliz...
Term
I dreamt I was a rooster.
 Definition
Soñé que era un gallo.
Term
What conquerors did was terrible.
 Definition
Lo que hicieron los conquistadores era terrible
Term
When I was a little boy...
 Definition
Cuando era niño...
Term
When I was younger...
 Definition
Cuando era más joven..
Term
I used to be a teacher.
 Definition
Yo era maestro.
Term
He was a fireman.
 Definition
Él era bombero.
Term
I did not go.
(IR not SER)
:)
 Definition
Yo no fui.
Term
I went to a party last week. 
(IR not SER)
:)
 Definition
Yo fui a una fiesta la semana pasada.
Term
My husband's cousins were in the airport when I went to pick him up.
 Definition
Las primas de mi esposo estaban en el aeropuerto cuando fui a recogerlo.
Term
I was the best candidate.
(election is over and done with)
?
 
 
Susana voted for Mr. Harris because he was the best candidate.
(election may still be ongoing?)
(describes situation but isn´t the focus)?
 
 Definition
Yo fui la mejor candidata.
 

Susana votó al Sr. Harris porque era el major candidato. 
Term
It wasn't I, this lady is confused.
 Definition
No fui yo, esta señora está confundida. 
Term
I was a porter of that hotel.
 Definition
Yo fui maletero de ese hotel.
Term
Juan knew about the news and was angry.
 Definition
Juan sabía las noticias y estaba enojado.
Term
How were you using it when it happened?
 Definition
¿Cómo lo estaba usted utilizando cuando eso pasó? [image]
Term
John was studying in the library yesterday.
 Definition
Juan estaba estudiando en la biblioteca ayer.
Term
Mary was hoping that John would study with her.
 Definition
María estaba esperando que Juan estudiará con ella.
Term
The book was in the library.
 Definition
El libro estaba en la biblioteca.
Term
No, I told her that it was OK.
 Definition
No, yo le dije que estaba bien.
Term
Where was the jack?
 Definition
¿ Dónde estaba el gato?
Term
Was it in the trunk?
 Definition
¿ Estaba en el maletero?
Term
That was very good, thank you.
 Definition
Esto estaba muy bueno, gracias.
Term
When I arrived home, I was all wet.
 Definition
Cuando llegué a casa, estaba todo mojado.
Term
I was hungry and tired.
 Definition
Tenía hambre y estaba cansado.
Term

I was shaving. 

 

 Definition

Yo estaba afeitándome.

 

(or)

 

Me estaba afeitando.

Term
He was shaving himself.
 Definition
Él estaba afeitándose.
Term
She was walking in the rain.
 Definition
Ella estaba caminando bajo la lluvia
Term
He was reading a magazine.
 Definition
Él estaba leyendo una revista.
Term
I was about to leave when you called.
 Definition
Estaba a punto de salir cuando llamaste.
Term
Last night I dreamed I was on vacation.
 Definition
Anoche soñé que estaba de vacaciones.
Term
I didn't like her because she was always complaining.
 Definition
Ella no me caia bien porque siempre se estaba quejando.
Term
My friend was teaching me how to drive when my father came.
 Definition
Mi amigo me estaba enseñando a conducir cuando llego mi padre.
Term
I didn't notice whether the light was on or off.
 Definition
No me fijé si la luz estaba apagada o encendida.
Term
I used the broom because the vacuum cleaner was out of order.
 Definition
Barri con la escoba porque la aspiradora estaba descompuesta.
Term
 Definition

¿No eres un lector de la mente?

 

¿No eres adivinador/a del pensamiento?
Term
We were going to say hello to him, but he was very busy.
 Definition
Ibamos a saludarlo pero estaba muy ocupado.
Term
She was sleeping when he called her.
 Definition
Ella estaba durmiendo cuando el la llamó.
Term
Anita was sure that you would come back.
 Definition
Anita estaba segura de que volverías.
Term
I was sure that nobody had seen me.
 Definition
Yo estaba seguro de que nadie me había visto.
Term
Was the radio on?
 Definition
¿Estaba encendido el radio?
Term
Last night I dreamed I was dancing with Delisa.
 Definition
Anoche soñé que estaba bailando con Delisa.
Term
I was studying when you called me.
 Definition
Estaba estudiando cuando me llamaste.
Term
We couldn't sleep because the baby was crying.
 Definition
No pudimos dormir porque el bebé estaba llorando.
Term
We complained because the table was dirty.
 Definition
Nos quejamos porque la mesa estaba sucia.
Term
The teacher admitted she was wrong.
 Definition
La maestra admitió que estaba equivocada.
Term
The teacher doesn't want to admit she was wrong.
 Definition
La maestra no quiere admitir que estaba equivocada.
Term
She was acting strangely.
 Definition
Ella estaba actuando de una manera rara.
Term
He was only joking.
 Definition
El solamente estaba bromeando.
Term
I was only joking.
 Definition
Solamente estaba bromeando.
Term
Her aunt and uncle went to pick her up but she was no longer there.
 Definition
Sus tíos llegaron a recogerla, pero ella ya no estaba.
Term
I thought that my brother was working.
 Definition
Yo pensaba que mi hermano estaba trabajando.
Term
Alejandra was happy during the concert.
 Definition
Alejandra estaba contenta durante el concierto.
Term
Was it raining?
 Definition
¿Estaba lloviendo?
Term
I was just about to leave.
 Definition
Estaba a punto de irme.
Term
nothing has changed
 Definition
Todo queda según estaba
Term
I was speaking with her.
 Definition

Estuve hablando con ella.

 

 

(tambien)

Estaba hablando con ella.
Term
That day was sad.
 Definition

Aquel día fue triste.

 

(tambien)

Aquel día estaba triste.

 

 
Term
It was delicious.
 Definition
Estaba delicioso.
Term
You/he/she were sitting by my side.
 Definition
Estaba sentado a mi lado.
Term
You/he/she were sitting in front of me.
 Definition
Estaba sentado delante de mí.
Term
You/he/she were sitting behind me.
 Definition
Estaba sentado detrás de mí.
Term
You/he/she were sitting in front of me.
 Definition
Estaba sentado enfrente de mí.
Term
She always used to call me when she was on a trip.
 Definition
Siempre me llamaba cuando estaba de viaje.
Term
Angel was pretending that he was sleep.
 Definition
Ángel fingía que estaba dormido.
Term
He was used to getting up early.
 Definition
Él estaba acostumbrado a levantarse temprano.
Term
The bench was recently painted.
 Definition
El banco estaba recién pintado.
Term
He was busy with something else.
 Definition
Estaba ocupada con otra cosa.
 
(Era tambien but is used 1/2 as freqently.)
Era ocupada con otra cosa.
Term
The new company was failing.
 Definition
La nueva compañía estaba fracasando.
Term
I wasn't alone, I was with friends.
 Definition
No estaba solo, estaba con mis amigos.
Term
I wasn't listening to you.
 Definition
No te estaba escuchando.
Term
He was zig-zagging.
 Definition
Estaba zigzagueando.
Term
She was showing the map to the kid. She was showing him the map.
 Definition
Ella estaba enseñando el mapa al niño. Ella le estaba enseñando el mapa.
Term
The teacher was mad. He was in a very bad mood.
 Definition
El profesor estaba enojado. Estaba de muy mal humor.
Term
I was doing my homework.
 Definition
Yo estaba haciendo la tarea.
Term
He was speaking Spanish.
 Definition
Él estaba hablando español.
Term
The boy was sleeping in the evening.
 Definition
El niño estaba durmiendo en la tarde.
Term
I was reading a book.
 Definition
Yo estaba leyendo un libro.
Term
The teacher was repeating the sentence.
 Definition
El maestro estaba repitiendo la frase.
Term
Juan was coming to the class.
 Definition
Juan estaba viniendo a la clase.
Term
The taxi driver was following the right direction.
 Definition
El taxista estaba siguiendo la dirección correcta.
Term
The waiter was serving drinks to the people.
 Definition
La camarera estaba sirviendo bebidas a la gente.
Term
I was doing my homework at eleven.
 Definition
Yo estaba haciendo mi tarea a las once.
Term
I was fishing when Pedro arrived.
 Definition
Yo estaba pescando cuando Pedro llegó.
Term
I was reading all night; it was impossible to abandon such a fascinating novel.
 Definition
Estuve leyendo toda la noche; fue imposible abandonar una novela tan fascinante.
Term
Yes, I was living there a long time.
 Definition

Sí, estuve viviendo allá mucho tiempo.

 

!!!

This doesn't look correct?

 

should be estaba (?)
Term
I was helping the driver change a tire.
 Definition
Estuve ayudándole al chofer a cambiar una llanta.
Term
The last year I was on holidays in Punta Cana.
 Definition
El año pasado estuve de vacaciones en Punta Cana.
 
correct(?)
 
seems like it should be estaba
Term
I waited for my friend at the bar, but he never came.
 Definition
Estuve esperando a mi amigo en el bar, pero no vino.
Term
You were in the class yesterday, weren’t you? Yes, I was in the class.
 Definition
¿Estuviste en la clase de ayer, o no estuviste? Sí, estuve en la clase.
Term
I was with them.
 Definition

Estaba con ellos.

 

(original sentence had estuve)

(at this point/period in time)

Estuve con ellos.
Term
Last month I had to keep rest for a week because of a back pain.
 Definition
El mes pasado estuve una semana sin moverme por una lumbalgia.
Term
I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
 Definition
Estuve al borde de tener un ataque de nervios.
(at this point in time)
 
Estaba
(duing this period of time)
Term
I was partying until dawn.
 Definition
Estaba de fiesta hasta la madrugada.
 
(less common & less grammatically correct)
Estuve de fiesta hasta la madrugada.
Term
You said you were excellent at bowling.
 Definition
Habías dicho que eras excelente jugando a los bolos.
Term
I was in a trip in Europe.
 Definition
Yo estuve de viaje en Europa.
Term
You used to be the secretary in the office.
 Definition
Tú eras la secretaria de la oficina.
Term
You were a director.
 Definition
Tú eras director.
Term
You were the captain from the boat
 Definition
Tú eras capitán del barco.
Term
You were caught breaking a company rule.
 Definition
Tu fuiste sorprendido rompiendo una regla de la compañía.
Term
You were caught on video camera.
 Definition
Tú fuiste grabado con cámara de video.
Term
Where did you go?
 Definition
¿ Adónde fuiste?
 
(IR not SER)
 
:)
Term
Where did you go? I went to the store. Gloria went with me.
 Definition
¿A dónde fuiste? Fui a la tienda. Gloria fue conmigo.
 
(IR not SER)
 
:)
Term
Were you driven home in a taxi?
 Definition
¿Fuiste llevado a la casa en un taxi?
Term
You left so quickly that I didn't even have time to talk to you.
 Definition

Te fuiste tan deprisa que ni siquiera tuve tiempo de hablarte.

 

(IR not SER)

 

:)
Term
Was it you who suggested that he do it?
 Definition
¿Fuiste tú quien le sugirió que lo hiciera?
Term
You were caught on the videocamera.
 Definition
Tu fuiste agarrado en la cámara de vídeo.
Term
You were a waitress of this restaurant.
 Definition
Tú fuiste mesera de este restaurante.
Term
You were seen in the park.
 Definition
Tú fuiste visto en el parque.
Term
You were seen in the natural reserve.
 Definition
Tú fuiste visto en la reserva natural.
Term
You were in the area when the alarm was activated.
 Definition
Tú estabas en el área cuando la alarma fue activada
Term
What you were doing is illegal.
 
 Definition
Lo que estabas haciendo es ilegal.
Term
Were you running when I saw you?
 Definition
¿Estabas corriendo cuando te vi?
Term
What's the name of the young man (that/whom) you were saying goodbye to?
 Definition
¿Cómo se llama el joven de quien te estabas despidiendo?
Term
I called you last night but you were not home.
 Definition
Te llamé anoche pero no estabas en casa.
Term
What did you crave when you were pregnant?
 Definition
¿Qué se te antojaba cuando estabas embarazada?
Term
I thought you were joking.
 Definition
Creí que estabas bromeando.
Term
Will they believe you when you tell them you were sick.
 Definition
¿Te creerán ellas cuando les digas que estabas enferma?
Term
You were signaling an object.
 Definition
Estabas señalando un objeto.
Term
I dreamt that you were crying!
 Definition
¡Soñé que estabas llorando!
Term
Were you on the verge of throwing in the towel?
 Definition
¿Estabas al borde de tirar la toalla?
Term
What were you boiling?
 Definition
¿Qué estabas hirviendo?
Term
You were closing the shop for Marco.
 
You were closing his shop.
 Definition

Tú estabas cerrando la tienda a Marco.

 

Tú estabas cerrándole la tienda.
Term
You were buying the newspaper.
 Definition
Tú estabas comprando un periódico.
Term
You were sleeping during the class.
 Definition
Tú estabas durmiendo durante la clase.
Term
You were singing in the shower.
 Definition
Tú estabas cantando en la ducha.
Term
Were you living in Venezuela for a long time?
 Definition

¿Estuviste viviendo en Venezuela mucho tiempo?

(set period of time)

 

 

(or depending on context (?) )

Estabas

(more common)
Term
You were studying with them.
 Definition

Estuviste estudiando con ellos.

 

(or depending on context...)

Estabas
Term
Were you walking on the beach?
 Definition

¿Estuviste paseando por la playa?

 

(or, depending on context...)

Estabas
Term
After that what were you doing?
 Definition
¿Después que estuviste haciendo?
Term
You were watering the plants for grandma. You were watering them for her.
 Definition
Tú estuviste regando las flores a la abuela. Tú se las estuviste regando.
Term
You were preparing the suitcases to the girl. You were preparing them to her.
 Definition
Tú estuviste arreglando las maletas a la niña. Tú se las estuviste arreglando.
Term
You were watering the flowers to the aunt. You were watering them to her.
 Definition
Tú estuviste regando las flores a la tía. Tú estuviste regándoselas.
Term
You were in the lake.
 Definition
Tú estuviste en el río
Term
The concert was at the national auditorium.
 Definition
El concierto fue en el auditorio nacional.
Term
Last week was wonderful.
 Definition
La semana pasada fue maravillosa.
Term
It was interesting you said that.
 Definition
Fue interesante que dijeras eso.
Term
Where was it transfered to?
 Definition
¿A dónde fue transferido?
Term
What happened exactly?
 Definition
¿Qué fue lo que pasó exactamente?
Term
I'm sorry, that was an accident.
 Definition
Lo siento, fue un accidente.
Term
Was that an earthquake?
 Definition
¿Fue eso un terremoto?
Term
It was a misunderstanding.
 Definition
Fue un malentendido.
Term
And afterwards, where did he go?
 Definition
Y después ¿a dónde se fue?
Term
He went to Canada.
 Definition
Él se fue a Canadá.
Term
She was nice.
 Definition
Ella fue amable.
Term
John went to the store yesterday.
 Definition
Juan fue a la tienda ayer.
Term
When was the last time it happened?
 Definition
¿Cuándo fue la última vez que ocurrió?
Term
Did you all see how did the acciedent happen?
 Definition
¿Vieron como fue el accidente?
Term
It was a very pleasant meeting.
 Definition
Fue un encuentro muy agradable.
Term
Was he given a reward?
 Definition
¿Fue dado un premio?
Term
It was very pleasant to talk to you.
 Definition
Fue muy grato conversar contigo.
Term
It was so beautiful!
 Definition
¡Qué bonito fue!
Term
The examination was tough.
 Definition
La prueba fue dura.
Term
El viaje fue muy cómodo.
 Definition
The journey was very comfortable.
Term
The movie was interesting.
 Definition
La película fue interesante.
Term
It was necessary that you talked to him.
 Definition
Fue menester que le hablaras.
Term
It was our third meeting.
 Definition
Fue nuestro tercer encuentro.
Term
In the fourth month, he left.
 Definition
Al cuarto mes, se fue.
Term
He told me that he went to see it.
 Definition
Me dijo que fue a verlo.
Term
There is where I saw him.
 Definition
Ahí fue donde lo vi.
Term
Yesterday was when he/she returned.
 Definition
Ayer fue cuando volvió.
Term
This method was already used.
 Definition
Este procedimiento ya fue utilizado.
Term
The take-off was very smooth.
 Definition
El despegue fue muy suave.
Term
The movie was truly a disappointment.
 Definition
La película fue un verdadero chasco.
Term
How was the waitress with you?
 Definition
¿Cómo fue la mesera contigo?
Term
It wasn't my fault.
 Definition
No fue mi culpa.
Term
María went to wash her clothes. María went to wash them.
 Definition
María fue a lavar la ropa. María fue a lavarla.
Term
María went to wash the bicycle. María went to wash it.
 Definition
María fue a lavar la bicicleta. María fue a lavarla.
Term
He went to Mexico by airplane.
 Definition
Él fue a México por avión.
Term
Sarah was a flight attendant for many years.
 Definition
Sara fue azafata por muchos años.
Term
The eagle was eaten by a tiger.
 Definition
El águila fue comida por un tigre.
Term
The honey was eaten by the bear.
 Definition
La miel fue comida por el oso.
Term
What I asked was solved.
 Definition
Mi pregunta fue resuelta.
Term
It was necessary that I waited a little.
 Definition
Fue preciso que esperaba un poco.
Term
How many days was he here?
 Definition
¿Cuántos días estuvo el aquí?
Term
He was here only three days.
 Definition
El estuvo aqui sólo tres días.
Term
Was he/she injured before?
 Definition
¿Estuvo herido antes?
Term
He was running here yesterday.
 Definition
Él estuvo corriendo aquí ayer.
Term
Teresa kept smiling at me until her aunt noticed it.
 Definition
Teresa me estuvo sonriendo hasta que su tía se dio cuenta.
Term
I took care of her when she was sick.
 Definition
Yo la cuidé cuando estuvo enferma.
Term
Well, his flight arrived but he was not on it. He arrived to the airport late and missed the flight.
 Definition
Bueno, su vuelo llegó pero él no estuvo en él. El llegó en el aeropuerto tarde y perdió el vuelo.
Term
Did Marta attend the party? No, she did not attend because she was sick.
 Definition
¿Asistió Marta la fiesta? No, no asistió porque estuvo enferma.
Term
He was about to hit me.
 Definition
Estuvo a punto de pegarme.
Term
When my father was critically ill.
 Definition
Cuando mi padre estuvo en estado grave...
Term
Luís had a traffic accident and was in intensive care for a week
 Definition
Luís tuvo un accidente de tráfico y estuvo en la UVI durante una semana.
Term
It was very good.
 Definition
Estuvo rico.
Term
Pedro was talking about the trip to mom. Pedro was talking about it to her.
 Definition
Pedro estuvo contando el viaje a mamá. Pedro se lo estuvo contando.
Term
She was sleeping under the tree.
 Definition

Ella estuvo durmiendo bajo el árbol.

 

Ella estuvo durmiendo debajo del árbol.

 
Term
We were happy when we used to go to the beach.
 Definition
Nosotros éramos felices cuando íbamos a la playa.
Term
When we were children, we pretended we were dogs.
 Definition
Cuando éramos niños, fingíamos que éramos perros.
Term
Whe we were children, we used to swim everyday.
 Definition
Cuando nosotros éramos niños, nadábamos cada día.
Term
We used to be students.
 Definition

Nosotros éramos alumnos.
Term
We were policemen.
 Definition
Nosotros éramos policías.
Term
We were translators.
 Definition
Nosotros éramos traductores.
Term
Yes, we went to the beach.
 Definition
Sí, nosotros fuimos a la playa.
Term
We were alerted by the alarm system.
 Definition
Nosotros fuimos alertados por el sistema de alarma.
Term
You and I have been accepted as assistants to the director by the board.
 Definition
Ud. y yo fuimos aceptados como ayudantes del director por el consejo.
Term
When were we the best.
 Definition
Cuando fuimos los mejores.
Term
¿La conociste bien? Sí, la conocí bien, fuimos buenos amigos.
 Definition
Did you know her well? Yes, I knew her well, we were good friends.
Term
We went to shower the dog. We went to shower it.
 Definition
Nosotros fuimos a bañar al perro. Nosotros fuimos a bañarlo.
Term
We were workers of this restaurant.
 Definition
Nosotros fuimos trabajadores de este restaurante.
Term
We were all nervous about the exam.
 Definition
Todos estábamos preocupados por el examen.
Term
We got up late every day last week because we were on vacation.
 Definition
Nos estuvimos levantando tarde la semana pasada porque estábamos de vacaciones. 
Term
We were eating when you called.
 Definition
Estábamos comiendo cuando llamaste.
Term
We were playing soccer when it started to rain.
 Definition
Estábamos jugando al fútbol cuando empezó a llover.
Term
We were having breakfast on the train when a woman arrived.
 Definition
Estábamos desayunando en el tren, cuando llegó una mujer.
Term
You thought we were on holiday.
 Definition
Usted pensaba que nosotros estábamos de vacaciones.
Term
He were speaking about him when he suddenly walked in.
 Definition
Estábamos hablando de él cuando de golpe entró por la puerta.
Term
We were waiting for my parents when the show started.
 Definition
Estábamos aguardando a mis padres cuando el espectáculo empezó.
Term
We could have waited more but we were very tired.
 Definition
Habríamos aguardado más, pero estábamos muy cansados.
Term
We would have studied more, but we were very tired.
 Definition
Habríamos estudiado más, pero estábamos muy cansados.
Term
We were sleeping when we heard a terrible noise in the street.
 Definition
Estábamos durmiendo cuando se oyó un ruido tremendo en la calle.
Term
We were working.
 Definition
Nosotros estábamos trabajando
Term
We were not paying attention to the teacher.
 Definition
Nosotros no estábamos prestando atención al profesor.
Term
Tito and I were repeating the words.
 Definition
Tito y yo estábamos repitiendo las palabras.
Term
Yes, but we were happy to see the cave.
 Definition
Sí, pero estuvimos contentos de conocer esa cueva.
Term
We got up late every day last week because we were on vacation.
 Definition
Nos estuvimos levantando tarde la semana pasada porque estábamos de vacaciones. 
Term
We were seeing (looking at) clothes.
 Definition
Estuvimos viendo ropa.
Term
We were celebrating at a bachelorette party.
 Definition
Estuvimos celebrando una despedida de soltera.
Term
We were making a dress for Zolila.
 
We were making it for her.
 Definition
Nosotros estuvimos haciendo un vestido a Zoila.
 
Nosotros se lo estuvimos haciendo. 
Term
We were making some jokes to Soila. We were making them to her.
 Definition
Nosotros estuvimos haciendo bromas a Soila. Nosotros se las estuvimos haciendo. [image]
Term
We were comfortable in this hotel.
 Definition
Nosotros estuvimos cómodamente en este hotel.
Term
It was nine in the morning.
 Definition
Eran las nueve de la mañana.
Term
All of their cousins got along really well when they were children.
 Definition
Todos sus primos se llevaban muy bien cuando eran niños.
Term
Yes, because they were guided by him.
 Definition
Sí, porque ellos eran guiados por él.
Term
My parents were owners of a small business. They were small-business managers.
 Definition
Mis padres eran dueños de un negocio pequeño. Eran microempresarios.
Term
My parents got married when they were very young.
 Definition
Mis padres se casaron cuando eran muy jóvenes.
Term
It was four o’clock when we arrived.
 Definition
Eran las cuatro cuando llegamos.
Term
It was probably three o’clock when they left.
 Definition
Eran probablemente las tres cuando se fueron.
Term
The airplanes were very large.
 Definition
Los aviones eran muy grandes.
Term
What time was it when you got out of class?
 Definition
¿Qué horas eran cuando salieron de clase?
Term
When we left the doctor's office, it was already late. It was about nine thirty.
 Definition
Cuando salimos del consultorio ya era tarde. Eran como las nueve y media. 
Term
I had already forgotten how strong these cigarettes are.
 Definition
Ya se me había olvidado qué tan fuertes eran estos cigarros.
Term
They were inseparable, they were one soul.
 Definition
Ellos eran inseparables, eran una sóla alma.
Term
Cuando ellos eran más jóvenes, ellos ganaron muchos premios.
 Definition
When they were younger, they won many awards.
Term
When they were young children they could not understand it but now they can.
 Definition
Cuando eran niños no pudieron entenderlo pero ahora sí pueden.
Term
Were they happy?
 Definition
¿Eran felices?
Term
Were the demonstrations downtown?
 Definition
¿Las manifestaciones eran en el centro?
Term
They said that they were innocent.
 Definition
Le dijeron que eran inocentes.
Term
A lounge whose seats were very comfortable.
 Definition
Una sala cuyos asientos eran muy cómodos.
Term
The guys that I thought they were my friends ended up being my enemies.
 Definition
Los que creia que eran mis amigos resultaron ser mis verdugos.
Term
Fires were very common in that era.
 Definition
Los incendios eran muy comunes en esa época.
Term
The nephews, who were very smart, killed their uncle.
 Definition
Los sobrinos, que eran muy listos, asesinaron al tío
Term
Incaics, whose social organization was impressive for the Spaniards, were a very advanced civilization.
 Definition
Los incas cuya organización social les impresionaba a los españoles, eran muy avanzados.
Term
Mayans, who were a very advanced civilization, had discovered the number 0.
 Definition
Los mayas, quienes eran muy avanzados, habían descubierto el concepto del cero. 
Term
No, they were slow at walking.
 Definition
No, ellos eran lentos para caminar
Term
It was 9 when the class started.
 Definition
Eran las nueve cuando la clase empezó.
Term
They were cooks at the hotel.
 Definition
Ellos eran los cocineros del hotel.
Term
They were obese.
 Definition
Ellas eran obesas.
Term
The palaces were built by the king in the 16th century.
 Definition
Los palacios fueron construidos por el rey en el siglo diez y seis.
Term
The senators were kidnapped by the terrorists.
 Definition
Los senadores fueron secuestrados por los terroristas.
Term
They were kidnapped.
 Definition
Ellos fueron secuestrados.
Term
The villages were destroyed by the earthquake.
 Definition
Los pueblos fueron destruidos por el terremoto.
Term
The cities were destroyed by the earthquake.
 Definition
Las ciudades fueron destruidas por el terremoto.
Term
The flowers were received by my mother on time. She loved them.
 Definition
Las flores fueron recibidas a tiempo por mi madre. Le encantaron.
Term
My children were good kids.
 Definition
Mis hijos fueron buenos niños.
Term
It was probably three o’clock when they left.
 Definition
Eran probablemente las tres cuando se fueron.
Term
Many houses were built.
 Definition
Muchas casas fueron construidas.
Term
How long ago did Ernesto and Lidia go to Acapulco?
 Definition
¿Cuánto tiempo hace que fueron a Acapulco Ernesto y Lidia?
Term
What time do you think it was when the guests left last night?
 Definition
¿Qué horas serían cuando se fueron las visitas anoche?
 
¿Qué hora sería cuando se fueron las visitas anoche?
(?)
Term
They hadn't talked to him yet. They went to talk to the general manager first.
 Definition
No habían hablado con él todavía. Fueron a hablar con el gerente primero.
Term
Those customers were waited on by Miss Galindo.
 Definition
Esos clientes fueron atendidos por la Srita. Galindo.
Term
That day we had supper after the visitors left.
 Definition
Ese día cenamos después de que se fueron las visitas.
Term
When I was a little girl my parents went to Europe and I stayed with my grandma.
 Definition
Cuando era niña, mis padres fueron a Europa y yo me quedé con mi abuela.
Term
They were condemned to death.
 Definition
Fueron condenados a muerte.
Term
Where did they go?
 Definition
¿A dónde fueron?
Term
They were arrested for throwing rocks at cars.
 Definition
Ellos fueron arrestados por arrojar piedras contra los vehículos.
Term
They were the first who went into the water.
 Definition
Fueron las primeras que se fueron al agua.
Term
They were the first who paid.
 Definition
Fueron los primeros que pagaron.
Term
The fifties were the years of the rebuilding.
 Definition
Los años cincuenta fueron la época de la reconstrucción.
Term
She and her mother were incarcerated.
 Definition
Ella y su madre fueron encarceladas.
Term
The women were the ones who ran.
 Definition
Las mujeres fueron las que corrieron.
Term
Many valuables were stolen.
 Definition
Muchos artículos valiosos fueron robados.
Term
They went very inside (deep).
 Definition
Ellos fueron muy adentro.
Term
They went shopping.
 Definition
Ellos fueron de compras.
Term
They were the ones who designed the hotel's rooms.
 Definition
Ellos fueron los que diseñaron las habitaciones del hotel.
Term
They were very angry.
 Definition
Estaban muy enojados.
Term
The books were in the library.
 Definition
Los libros estaban en la biblioteca.
Term
Some were happy, others preferred more theory.
 Definition
Unos estaban contentos, otros preferían más teoría.
Term
What were they reading?
 Definition
¿Qué estaban leyendo ellos?
Term
They were reading a magazine.
 Definition
Estaban leyendo una revista.
Term
They were opening the presents when we arrived.
 Definition
Term
They were about to leave when she came.
 Definition
Estaban a punto de salir cuando ella llego.
Term
The children were in the park when it started to rain.
 Definition
Los niños estaban en el parque cuando empezó a llover.
Term
Were you spending your vacation with your parents?
 Definition
¿Estaban Uds. pasando las vacaiones con su padres?
Term
There was a lot of work at the shop and Carlos and Pablo were leaving late every day.
 Definition
Había mucho trabajo en el taller y Carlos y Pablo estaban saliendo tarde todos los días. 
Term
The children were running and screaming.
 Definition
Los niños estaban corriendo y gritando.
Term
My neighbors were always arguing.
 Definition
Mis vecinos estaban siempre discutiendo.
Term
While they were on vacation their grandparents called them almost daily.
 Definition
Mientras ellas estaban de vacaciones, sus abuelos les llamaban casi a diario.
Term
They lied when they said that their dogs were sick.
 Definition
Ellos mintieron cuando dijeron que sus perros estaban enfermos.
Term
The children were still awake and they heard the conversation.
 Definition
Los niños estaban aún despiertos y oyeron la conversación.
Term
They were sitting around the fire.
 Definition
Estaban sentados alrededor de la chimenea.
Term
They were at the waiting room when the flight attendants arrived.
 Definition
Estaban en la sala de espera cuando llegaron las azafatas.
Term
My parents were very happy in Quito.
 Definition
Mis padres estaban muy contentos en Quito.
Term
They were sick last week, right? Yes, they were sick but now they are better.
 Definition
¿Estaban enfermos la semana pasada, verdad? Sí, estuvieron enfermos pero ahora están bien. 
Term
Were the prisoners rebelling?
 Definition
¿Se estaban rebelando, los prisioneros?
Term
The children were upset because the tide washed away their sandcastle.
 Definition
Los niños estaban tristes porque la marea deshizo su castillo de arena.
Term
The bathrooms were not clean.
 Definition
Los cuartos de baño estaban sucios.
Term
They have told me that "Sports Clothing" was on the first floor.
 Definition
Me han dicho que "Ropa Deportiva" estaban en el primer piso.
Term
I read the letters that were over the window.
 Definition
Leía los letreros que estaban encima de las ventanillas.
Term
And the girls? Those whom were speaking with Luis?
 Definition
¿Y las chicas? ¿Las que estaban hablando con Luis?
Term
The injured people were in such a serious condition that we had to take them to the hospital.
 Definition
Los heridos estaban en estado tan grave que tuvimos que trasladarlos al hospital. [image]
Term
1,340 people were in the ship when it sank.
 Definition
En el barco estaban 1,340 personas cuando se hundió.
Term
They were investing lots of hours on that project.
 Definition
Ellas estaban invirtiendo bastantes horas en ese proyecto.
Term
They were guessing the answers to the physics problems.
 Definition
Ellos estaban adivinando las respuestas de los problemas de física.
Term
They were swinging on the swing with much joy.
 Definition
Estaban balanceándose en el columpio con mucha alegría.
Term
They were buying the magazines when we saw them.
 Definition
Estaban comprando las revistas cuando los vimos.
Term
They were saying that the president died in an accident.
 Definition
Estaban diciendo que el presidente murió en un accidente.
Term
They were promoting green energy.
 Definition
Estaban promoviendo la energía verde.
Term
Las admiradoras estaban bloqueando al famoso cantante y no lo dejaron salir.
 Definition
Las admiradoras estaban bloqueando al famoso cantante y no lo dejaron salir.
Term
The girls were jumping on the bed.
 Definition
Las muchachas estaban brincando en la cama.
Term
The mountain climbers were walking through treacherous trails.
 Definition
Los alpinistas estaban caminando por senderos peligrosos.
Term
The hunters were hunting deer.
 Definition
Los cazadores estaban cazando ciervos.
Term
The students were conjugating the verbs very well.
 Definition
Los estudiantes estaban conjugando los verbos muy bien.
Term
The students were falling asleep in the class.
 Definition
Los estudiantes estaban durmiéndose en la clase.
Term
The young men were drinking too much.
 Definition
Los jóvenes estaban bebiendo mucho.
Term
The parents were embarrassed of their son’s behavior.
 Definition
Los padres estaban avergonzados de la conducta del hijo.
Term
The parents were looking for their lost girl.
 Definition
Los padres estaban buscando a la niña perdida.
Term
The workers were sharing their money with the poor.
 Definition
Los trabajadores estaban compartiendo su dinero con los pobres.
Term
Your books were on the table when I left the room.
 Definition
Tus libros estaban en la mesa cuando yo salí del cuarto.
Term
They were washing the car for dad.
They were washing the car for him.
 

They were washing dad's car.

 Definition

Ellos estaban lavando el carro a papá.

Ellos le estaban lavando el carro.

 

Ellos estaban lavando el carro a papá.
Term
We were telling the truth.
 Definition
Ellos estaban diciendo la verdad.
Term
Juanita and Martínez were talking on the phone.
 Definition
Juanita y Martínez estaban hablando por teléfono.
Term
They were writing love letters.
 Definition
Ellos estaban escribiendo cartas de amor.
Term
The students were listening to the teacher.
 Definition
Los alumnos estaban escuchando a la profesora.
Term
The workers were building a big building.
 Definition
Los obreros estaban construyendo un edificio grande.
Term
You all were living in Cleveland.
 Definition
Uds. estaban viviendo en Cleveland.
Term
They were bringing a lot of things.
 Definition
Ellos estaban trayendo muchas cosas.
Term
Your friend's family was on the beach when you were on your way.
 Definition
Los familiares de tu amiga estuvieron en la playa cuando tú venías en camino. 
Term
How were your children yesterday? They were fine, thank you.
 Definition
¿Cómo estuvieron sus niños ayer? Estuvieron bien, gracias.
Term
They were sick last week, right? Yes, they were sick but now they are better.
 Definition
¿Estaban enfermos la semana pasada, verdad? Sí, estuvieron enfermos pero ahora están bien. 
Term
They were at the market.
 Definition
Estuvieron en el mercado.
Term
They were completley drunk.
 Definition
Estuvieron completamente borrachos.
Term
The first to arrive were not qualified for this work.
 Definition
Los primeros en llegar no estuvieron cualifcados para este trabajo. 
Term
Everyone was invited except for us.
 Definition
Todos estuvieron invitados menos nosotros.
Term
They were running until five o’clock in the afternoon.
 Definition
Ellas estuvieron corriendo hasta las cinco de la tarde.
Term
En este partido los jugadores estuvieron distraídos.
 Definition
In this game the players were distracted.
Term
They were carrying the tent for me.
They were carrying it for me.
 
They were carrying the camera to me.
They were carrying it to me.
 Definition

Ellos estuvieron cargando la carpa a mí.

Ellos me la estuvieron cargando.

 

Ellos estuvieron cargando la cámara a mí.
Ellos estuvieron cargándomela. 
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