we were, were
Estuvimos de acuerdo en que Santiago debía ser transferido.
We agreed that Santiago should be transferred.
— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)
Debido a la tormenta, estuvimos obligados a quedarnos en casa.
Due to the storm, we were forced to stay at home.
Tuve un ataque epiléptico cuando estuvimos en Berlín.
I had an epileptic seizure when we were in Berlin.
— Control (2007)
Apenas la hemos visto últimamente honestamente, nunca estuvimos muy unidos.
Honestly, we’ve barely seen her lately; we were never very close.
— Caché (Escondido) (2005)
Sabes, cuando desapareciste, estuvimos tan preocupados.
You know, when you disappeared, we were so worried.
— Queen (2014)
Nunca estuvimos dentro de la casa.
We were never inside the house.
— El prisionero de las montañas (1996)
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| First | estuve | estuvimos |
| Second | estuviste | — |
| Third | estuvo | estuvieron |
Estuvimos esperando al barco muchas horas.
We waited for the ship for many hours.
Estuvimos viendo la tele ayer.
We were watching TV yesterday.
Estuvimos estudiando toda la tarde.
We spent the whole afternoon studying.
Fuimos a su casa y estuvimos escuchando música hasta tarde.
We went to his house and listened to music until late.
— La vida de los otros (2006)
Estuvimos corriendo por el bosque.
We were running through the forest.
Estuvimos oyendo música clásica.
We were listening to classical music.