estaban presentes

were present

→ estar
phrase Common #6,598
were present Used to say that people were there at an event, meeting, or place.
SP: Mis amigos estaban presentes en la reunión.
EN: My friends were present at the meeting.

No todos los estudiantes estaban presentes.

Not all students were present.

Estaban presentes todos menos uno.

Everyone was present except one.

Todos estaban presentes excepto Tom.

Everyone was present except Tom.

Cuarenta personas estaban presentes.

Forty people were present.

No todos los miembros estaban presentes.

Not all members were present.

No menos de quinientos estudiantes estaban presentes.

No fewer than five hundred students were present.

Todos los miembros estaban presentes.

All members were present.

No todos los estudiantes estaban presentes en clase.

Not all students were present in class.

No menos de cien personas estaban presentes.

No fewer than one hundred people were present.

Muchos chicos y chicas estaban presentes.

Many boys and girls were present.

Todos estaban presentes excepto por una persona.

Everyone was present except for one person.

Casi todos los que estaban presentes eran mujeres.

Almost everyone present was a woman.

Todos los miembros del gabinete estaban presentes.

All members of the cabinet were present.

Todos los estudiantes estaban presentes.

All the students were present.