eu estava lá

I was there

→ eu
phrase Uncommon #10,419
I was there Used to say you were present at a place or event in the past.
PO: Eu estava lá quando você chegou.
EN: I was there when you arrived.

Tenho certeza que eu estava lá.

I'm sure I was there.

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

Eu estava lá, mas não disse nada.

I was there, but I didn't say anything.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Tom nem percebeu que eu estava lá.

Tom didn't even notice I was there.

Eu estava lá!

I was there!

— Quase Famosos (2000)

Eu estava lá, sem celular.

I was there, without my cell phone.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Bem, um repórter espertinho pode descobrir que eu estava lá também.

Well, a clever reporter might find out that I was there too.

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Eu estava lá, Gandalf.

I was there, Gandalf.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001)

Eu estava lá na noite em que foi presa.

I was there the night she was arrested.

— Chicago (2002)

Quando eu estava lá, uma das mulheres me reconheceu dos velhos tempos.

When I was there, one of the women recognized me from back in the day.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

Eu estava lá.

I was there.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Mas só eu estava lá.

But I was the only one there.

— Três Homens em Conflito (1966)

Estou a dizer que eu estava lá.

I'm saying that I was there.

— Caché (2005)

Eu estava lá, discutindo com ela.

I was there, arguing with her.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Eu estava lá no dia em que a força dos homens falhou.

I was there on the day when the strength of men failed.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001)

Vou-te contar qual foi o problema, tu leste no jornal, mas eu estava lá.

I'll tell you what the problem was; you read about it in the newspaper, but I was there.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

O tempo todo eu estava lá.

I was there the whole time.