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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
to be estar
be está
are estamos
be (2nd person singular) sé
is está
is es
it is son

Examples of "was" in use

There are 51 examples of the Spanish word for "was" being used:
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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.
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.
He was red with anger. Estaba rojo de ira.
Yesterday I was at home. Ayer estaba en casa.

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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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