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"was" in Spanish

estaba
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Summary

The Spanish translation for “was” is estaba.

Pronounced the same

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I was estaba

See also

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was fue
was era
to be ser

Examples of "was" in use

There are 68 examples of the Spanish word for "was" being used:
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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.
The steam was scalding. El vapor estaba hirviendo.
He was badly wounded. Estaba gravemente herido.
I was contributing. Estaba contribuyendo.
Obviously, I was scared. Obviamente, estaba asustado.
I wasn’t thinking clearly. No estaba pensando con claridad.

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Didn’t you know Tom was married?,
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.,
Her speech was full of wit.,
I felt safe when he was with me.,
I was absolutely amazed.,
I was as cool as a cucumber.,
I was contributing.,
I was excited,
I was lost in the crowd.,
I was skiing.,
I was waiting for you.,
I wasn’t thinking clearly.,
It was delicious.,
It was pitch-black.,
it was snowing
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https://lingopolo.org/spanish/word/i-was-skiing

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