estive em

have been to

→ estar
phrase Rare #20,917
have been to Used to say you were in a place before, often about travel or life experience.
PO: Estive em Lisboa no ano passado.
EN: I've been to Lisbon last year.

Estive em Boston uma vez.

I was in Boston once.

Estive em tua casa.

I was at your house.

Estive em Quioto uma vez.

I've been to Kyoto once.

Eu já estive em tantos encontros desses e nunca tive nada em comum com os caras.

I’ve been on so many dates like this, and I’ve never had anything in common with the guys.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Ainda não estive em Boston este ano.

I haven't been to Boston yet this year.

Estive em Hokkaido antes.

I've been to Hokkaido before.

Na verdade estive em Cornell, não em Harvard.

I was actually at Cornell, not Harvard.

— O Segredo dos seus Olhos (2009)

Estive em Roma.

I was in Rome.

Estive em Paris naqueles dias.

I was in Paris during those days.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Estive em Boston a negócios.

I was in Boston on business.

Estive em seu apartamento.

I was at your apartment.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Eu não estive em Boston no ano passado.

I wasn’t in Boston last year.

Estive em alguns shows.

I've been to a few shows.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Eu estava no meu tio enquanto estive em Tóquio.

I stayed at my uncle’s while I was in Tokyo.

Estive em Paris.

I was in Paris.