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"was" in Spanish

estaba
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Summary

The Spanish translation for “was” is estaba.

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was fue
was era
to be ser

Examples of "was" in use

There are 57 examples of the Spanish word for "was" being used:
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Yesterday I was at home. Ayer estaba en casa.
I was somewhere else. Estaba en otro lugar.
I was waiting for you. Te estaba esperando.
Tom was very happy. Tom estaba muy feliz.
I was used to the heat. Estaba acostumbrado al calor.
He was red with anger. Estaba rojo de ira.
it was snowing estaba nevando
It was pitch-black. Estaba muy oscuro.
It was delicious. Estaba delicioso.
The car was on fire. El auto estaba en llamas.

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"was" Practice (51)
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Everyone saw that I was embarrassed.,
Grandmother was completely alone.,
He was badly wounded.,
He was cheating.,
He was just behind me.,
He was red with anger.,
I was absolutely amazed.,
I was as cool as a cucumber.,
I was contributing.,
I was excited,
I was skiing.,
I was somewhere else.,
I was used to the heat.,
I was waiting for you.,
I wasn’t in the mood.,
I wasn’t thinking clearly.,
It was delicious.,
It was pitch-black.,
it was snowing,
It was uncomfortably quiet in the room.
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https://lingopolo.org/spanish/word/i-was-skiing

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