| we were on zoom | estábamos en zoom |
| we were on zoom on tuesday and thursday | Nosotras estuvimos en zoom los martes y jueves |
| i was studying | estaba estudiando |
| i was here sunday at 4pm | Estuve aquí el domingo a las cuatro. |
| you were dancing in the street | estabas bailando en la calle |
| you were there in the street last night (familiar) | estuviste en la calle anoche |
| i was here for two hours | estuve aquí por dos horas |
| i was here | estaba aquí |
| why was he here last week | ¿Por qué estuvo aquí la semana pasada? |
| where was she at midnight | donde estuvo ella a medianoche |
| where were they yesterday | ¿Dónde ESTUVIERON ellos ayer? |
| i was here yesterday in the office | Yo estuve aquí ayer en la oficina. |
| where are you tomorrow (familiar) | ¿Dónde estás mañana? |
| why are they in the house | por que estan en la casa |
| they were in the street with some dogs | estaban en la calle con unos perros |
| we are here | estamos aquí |
| we were here | estabamos aquí |
| She is a very good-looking woman | ella es una mujer muy guapa |
| She WAS a very good-looking woman | era una mujer muy guapa |
| The soccer player is very good | la futbolista es muy buena |
| The soccer player WAS very good | la futbolista era muy buena |
| he is depressed | él está deprimido |
| he was depressed | el estaba deprimido |
| are they here at 3:00 | ellas están a las tres |
| were they here at 3:00 | ellas estuvieron a las tres |
| Laura is president for 3 years | Laura es presidenta por tres años |
| Laura was president for 3 years | Laura fue presidenta por tres años |
| Laura was president | Laura era presidenta |
| It was half past five | ERAN las cinco y media |
| It was one o’clock | Era la una |
| IT WAS ten minutes to eleven. | ERAN las once menos diez |
| it was necessary to fix it | era necesario arreglarlo |
| it was impossible to see | era imposible ver |
| it was easy to read (exception!) | era/fue fácil de leer |
| it was important to study | era importante estudiar |
| it was hard to learn | era/fue difícil de aprender |
| it was important to go | era importante ir |
| you are my friend (familiar) | eres mi amiga |
| i was here yesterday | estuve aquí ayer |
| how much is it | cuantos es |
| it was seven | eran las siete |
| they are students | son las estudiantes |
| where were you (formal) | dónde estaba usted? |
| I’m bored | Estoy aburrido |
| She’s bored | Esta aburrida |
| The book is boring | El libro es aburrido |
| We were bored | Estábamos aburridos |
| We were bored yesterday | Estuvimos aburridos ayer |
| the food is rich | la comida está rica |
| do it | hazlo |
| do it like this | hazlo así |
| do it with the chair | hazlo con la silla |
| do it without andrew | hazlo sin Andrés |
| because there were problems last night | porque hubo problemas anoche |
| when i was here | cuando estaba aquí |
| were you here last night at eight (familiar) | estuviste aqui anoche a las ocho |
| good, you were here at 5:00(familiar) | bueno, estuviste aquí a las cinco |
| was maria also here | estaba María aquí también? |
| was he here last night with you (formal) | estuvo el aquí anoche contigo |
| do it with this one | hazlo con este |
| the party was fun (specific point in time) | la fiesta fue divertida |
| the class was interesting (specific point in time) | la clase fue interesante |
| the day was pretty | el día fue bonito |
| the party was good until the police arrived | la fiesta era buena hasta que llegó la policía (story doesn’t end, it was good until…) |
| the house was white | la casa era blanca (descriptions) |
| the car was blue | el coche era azul |
| the ring was made of gold | el anillo era de oro |
| when ana was a girl she was tall | cuando ana era niña, era alta |
| ana was shy but now she is sociable | ana era tímida pero ahora es sociable |
| obama was president for the united states | obama era/fue el presidente de los estados unidos (used to be VS was for a specific point in time) |
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| they had improved their spanish this year | ellos tuvieron mejorado sus espanol este año |
| take this glass/cup | toma este vaso |
| he was looking for you last week | él estuvo buscando la semana pesada |
| my friend told me to loosen up | mi amiga me dijo que soltarse de pelo |
| well, i am nervous about this cough | pues, estoy nervioso por esta tos |
| i had a fear of pills | tenía temor a las pastillas |
| while she speaks, let’s listen | mientras ella habla, escuchamos |
| You are so rigid (familiar) | Tu eres tan rígido |
| there was a party friday | HUBO una fiesta el viernes |
| there was a reason to be worried | Había una razón para estar preocupada |
| there was a man here last month | hubo un hombre aquí el mes pasado |