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estuviera aquí

were here

→ estar
phrase Uncommon #15,070
were here Used for hypothetical or expected situations, often after si, esperar que, or se suponía que.
SP: Ojalá mi hermana estuviera aquí ahora.
EN: I wish my sister were here now.

Ella me pidió que cuidara de el niño cuando no estuviera aquí.

She asked me to take care of the child when she wasn't here.

Si ella estuviera aquí ahora, le diría la verdad.

If she were here now, I would tell her the truth.

Digo, como si yo estuviera aquí.

I mean, as if I were here.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Ojalá él estuviera aquí.

I wish he were here.

Ojalá estuviera aquí.

I wish I were here.

Chicos, ojalá Frank estuviera aquí.

Guys, I wish Frank were here.

— Do Not Enter (2026)

Si papá estuviera aquí, él lo entendería.

If Dad were here, he would understand.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Si Ted estuviera aquí, podría ayudarnos a limpiar nuestro cuarto.

If Ted were here, he could help us clean our room.

Si Tom estuviera aquí con nosotros, todo sería mucho más fácil.

If Tom were here with us, everything would be much easier.

Esperaba que ya estuviera aquí.

I was hoping you were already here.

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

Me sorprendió que Tom no estuviera aquí ayer.

I was surprised that Tom wasn’t here yesterday.

Le pedí que estuviera aquí a las seis.

I asked him to be here at six.

Se suponía que Tom estuviera aquí por ahora.

Tom was supposed to be here by now.

Quisiera que él estuviera aquí.

I wish he were here.

Ojalá estuviera aquí conmigo.

I wish he were here with me.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Ojalá Jackie Napalm estuviera aquí.

I wish Jackie Napalm were here.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

Tom dejó claro que no quería que estuviera aquí.

Tom made it clear that he didn’t want me here.

Desearía que Beth estuviera aquí conmigo ahora.

I wish Beth were here with me right now.

Desearía que él estuviera aquí ahora.

I wish he were here now.

Sé que esperabas que Tom estuviera aquí.

I know you were expecting Tom to be here.

Si estuviera aquí, ¿qué diría?

If I were here, what would I say?

Desearía que el estuviera aquí para ayudarnos.

I wish he were here to help us.