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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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I was absolutely amazed. Estaba absolutamente sorprendida.
The altar was hollow. El altar estaba hueco.
I was skiing. Estaba esquiando.
was growing estaba creciendo
He was just behind me. Estaba justo detrás de mí.
was setting estaba preparando
was sponging estaba esponjando
was warming up estaba calentando
Tom was homesick. Tom estaba nostálgico.
The deck was poorly shuffled. La baraja estaba mal barajada.

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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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