I was there
I was the one who was there yesterday.
Estive lá uma vez com meu pai no feriado.
I went there once with my father over the holiday.
— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)
Ele não estava quando estive lá há pouco.
He wasn't there when I was there a little while ago.
— Psicose (1960)
No, I've never been there.
Não há ninguém em Semionavka, estive lá de manhã.
There's nobody in Semionavka, I was there this morning.
— Andrei Rublev (1966)
Estive lá à três anos atrás nas minhas férias.
I was there three years ago on vacation.
— Férias de Amor (1955)
I was there that day.