was there
Él no estaba ahí por accidente, está cuidando algo.
He wasn't there by accident, he's guarding something.
She was there in the morning.
Because I was there.
Yo estaba ahí, ella estaba ahí y--¿A quién le interesa que estaba ahí?
I was there, she was there, and—who cares that I was there?
— Impacto (1981)
Estaba ahí para empujar a la gente más allá de lo esperado.
He was there to push people beyond what was expected.
— Whiplash (2014)