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eu estive

I was

→ eu
phrase Common #7,942
I was Past tense of estar, often used for temporary states or locations.
PO: Eu estive em casa ontem à noite.
EN: I was at home last night.

Lamento, mas eu estive um pouco ocupada.

I'm sorry, but I've been a little busy.

Eu estive muito tempo fora.

I've been away for a long time.

Eu estive ocupado consertando algumas coisas.

I've been busy fixing a few things.

Eu estive bem aqui ontem.

I was right here yesterday.

Dennis disse que eu estive bem.

Dennis said I was fine.

— A Onda (2008)

Eu estive em todos os lugares da Europa.

I've been everywhere in Europe.

Eu estive no Irã.

I've been to Iran.

Eu estive aqui a tarde toda.

I've been here all afternoon.

Eu estive procurando por alguém assim como você.

I've been looking for someone just like you.

— O Teste Decisivo (2000)

Eu estive em coma por três anos.

I was in a coma for three years.

Eu estive na biblioteca.

I was in the library.

Eu estive com enxaqueca nestes dois dias.

I've had a migraine these past two days.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Lamento, mas eu estive um pouco ocupado.

I'm sorry, but I've been a little busy.

Eu estive na Austrália.

I have been to Australia.

Eu lhe disse claramente onde eu estive.

I told him clearly where I had been.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Eu estive com Tom o dia todo.

I was with Tom all day.

Eu estive tão preocupado.

I was so worried.

Foi quando eu estive no Amazonas.

That was when I was in the Amazon.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu estive no lugar sobre o qual ela falou na conversa.

I've been to the place she mentioned in the conversation.

Eu estive aqui antes.

I have been here before.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Eu estive em coma por três semanas.

I was in a coma for three weeks.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Que é que pensa a senhora que eu estive a fazer?

What do you think I’ve been doing?

Que é que achais que eu estive a fazer?

What do you think I've been doing?

Eu estive na fábrica.

I was at the factory.

— Contra a Parede (2004)

Eu estive acordado na maior parte da noite passada.

I was awake for most of last night.

Eu estive preocupado com você.

I have been worried about you.

Eu estive com o Tom outubro passado.

I was with Tom last October.

Mas eu estive no mar por muito tempo.

But I've been at sea for a long time.

— Três é Demais (1998)

Eu estive fora por muito tempo.

I was away for a long time.

Eu estive na BSA.

I was at BSA.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

Eu estive orando por vocês.

I have been praying for you.

Eu estive com a Charlotte ontem.

I was with Charlotte yesterday.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Eu estive umas vezes.

I've been there a few times.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Eu estive ocupada.

I've been busy.

— Lady Vingança (2005)

Eu estive aqui ontem à noite.

I was here last night.

Por que eu estive infeliz o tempo todo.

Why was I unhappy all the time?

— O Teste Decisivo (2000)

Eu estive em sua casa quando passei aquela semana em Moscou.

I stayed at his house when I spent that week in Moscow.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

Eu estive no Canadá.

I've been to Canada.

Eu estive apaixonado por uma garota por cinco anos.

I've been in love with a girl for five years.

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Eu estive comprando aqui por décadas.

I've been shopping here for decades.

Depois eu estive no exército.

After that, I was in the army.

— Férias de Amor (1955)

Eu estive longe tempo demais.

I've been away for far too long.

Eu estive na Europa duas vezes.

I've been to Europe twice.

Eu estive com ele.

I was with him.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Que imagina você que eu estive a fazer?

What do you imagine I’ve been doing?