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estava sendo

was being

→ estar
phrase Uncommon #12,963
was being Used to describe an ongoing action or behavior in the past.
PO: Ela estava sendo muito gentil.
EN: She was being very kind.

Ela simplesmente estava sendo grata.

She was simply being grateful.

Tom pensou que estava sendo seguido.

Tom thought he was being followed.

Eu estava sendo sincera.

I was being sincere.

Eu sabia que estava sendo observado.

I knew I was being watched.

O telefone estava sendo usado no momento.

The phone was in use at the time.

Você estava sendo esperado?

Were you expected?

— Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada (1989)

Ziri estava sendo torturado.

Ziri was being tortured.

Eu estava sendo ameaçado.

I was being threatened.

— Investigação sobre um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita (1970)

O problema estava sendo discutido pelo comitê.

The problem was being discussed by the committee.

O plano estava sendo discutido.

The plan was being discussed.

Eu estava sendo lenta de novo.

I was being slow again.

Ele estava sendo ameaçado?

Was he being threatened?

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Eu não fazia ideia de que eu estava sendo assistido.

I had no idea I was being watched.

Eu estava sendo educado.

I was being polite.

Mas estava claro que você não sabia que estava sendo filmado.

But it was clear that you didn't know you were being filmed.

— Caché (2005)

Tom não estava sendo cuidadoso.

Tom wasn't being careful.

Tom estava sendo educado.

Tom was being polite.

Tom não pôde escutar o que estava sendo dito.

Tom couldn't hear what was being said.

Sami estava sendo torturado.

Sami was being tortured.

A casa estava sendo pintada pelo meu pai.

My father was painting the house.

Tom sabia que estava sendo observado.

Tom knew he was being watched.

Eu notei que estava sendo observado.

I noticed I was being watched.

Nesse tempo a minha casa ainda estava sendo construída.

At that time my house was still under construction.

Eu não pude ouvir o que estava sendo falado.

I couldn't hear what was being said.

O Tom não notou que ele estava sendo seguido.

Tom didn't notice that he was being followed.

Eu estava sendo enviado como mensageiro da esperança.

I was being sent as a messenger of hope.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Saberia que estava sendo usado.

I would know it was being used.

— Psicose (1960)

Tom estava sendo pago.

Tom was being paid.