you were there
Te sientes culpable porque no estabas ahí cuando tuvo su accidente.
You feel guilty because you weren't there when he had his accident.
— Incendies (2010)
Anoche soñé que estabas ahí con Terence Mann.
Last night I dreamed that you were there with Terence Mann.
— Campo de sueños (1989)
Le vi quince minutos este verano, estabas ahí.
I saw you for fifteen minutes this summer, you were there.
— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)
I didn’t know you were there.
Te sientes culpable porque no estabas ahí cuando ella murió.
You feel guilty because you weren't there when she died.
— Incendies (2010)
Estabas ahí, siempre es igual.
You were there, it's always the same.
— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)
Un instante estabas ahí, al otro habías desaparecido.
One moment you were there, the next you were gone.