estaba interesada

was interested

→ estar

phrase Common #4,995

was interested Feminine singular form of estar interesado; use estaba interesado with a masculine subject. The phrase is often followed by en when specifying what someone is interested in.

SP: Estaba interesada en aprender español.

EN: I was interested in learning Spanish.

Tom dice que María no estaba interesada.

Tom says that María wasn't interested.

Sí, y estaba interesada, pero era de clase alta.

Yes, and I was interested, but I was upper class.

Le dije a Tom que realmente no estaba interesada.

I told Tom that I really wasn't interested.

Tom podía ver que Mary estaba interesada.

Tom could see that Mary was interested.

Tom dijo que Mary estaba interesada.

Tom said that Mary was interested.