tu estiveste

you were

i ʃ t i v ɛ ʃ t ɨ → estar
verb · second singular · past indicative Rare #23,412
you were Informal (tu) form; pretérito perfeito (simple past).
PO: Ontem estiveste muito ocupado.
EN: Yesterday you were very busy.
Conjugation of estar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First estive estivemos
Second estiveste —
Third esteve estiveram

Quanto tempo estiveste no Japão?

How long were you in Japan?

Já estiveste na cavalaria?

Have you ever been in the cavalry?

— Guerra e Paz (1968)

Estiveste mesmo bem, o prémio devia de ser teu.

You were really good, the prize should have been yours.

Ontem estiveste muito ocupado?

Were you very busy yesterday?

Durante quanto tempo estiveste no Japão?

How long were you in Japan?

Onde estiveste ontem?

Where were you yesterday?

Quero dizer, tu já estiveste em Nova Orleans.

I mean, you’ve already been to New Orleans.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)

E tu não estiveste muito longe.

And you weren't very far away.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Alice, estiveste na Inglaterra, e falas bem a língua.

Alice, you've been to England, and you speak the language well.

— Henrique V (1989)

Onde estiveste?

Where have you been?

Já estiveste em casa da Rita?

Have you ever been to Rita's house?

Estiveste a perseguir-me toda a sua vida para falhar agora?

Have you been chasing me your whole life just to fail now?

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Tenho de saber onde estiveste ontem à noite.

I need to know where you were last night.