estuviste en

you were in

→ estar

phrase Uncommon #21,752

you were in The preterite form of estar for tú, followed by en, meaning “you were in,” “you were at,” or “you were on,” depending on the context.

SP: ¿Estuviste en Madrid el año pasado?

EN: Were you in Madrid last year?

El jefe escuchó de ti por su cuenta de cuando estuviste en Shanghai.

The boss heard about you through his own channels from when you were in Shanghai.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

O sea, que Eva no puede demostrarle a la policía que estuviste en París?

So Eva can't prove to the police that you were in Paris?

— Contratiempo (2017)

Tú nunca estuviste en esa carretera.

You were never on that road.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Rosemary me dijo que estuviste en Nueva York.

Rosemary told me you were in New York.

— Picnic (1955)

Siempre estuviste en mis pensamientos.

You were always in my thoughts.

Liangzi, ¿estuviste en Francia?

Liangzi, were you in France?

— El mundo (2004)

Tengo fotos que demuestran que no estuviste en París.

I have photos that prove you weren't in Paris.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Sí, estuviste en una pelea.

Yes, you were in a fight.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Tú estuviste en los dos sueños, y muy asustado.

You were in both dreams, and very scared.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Puedes entenderme, estuviste en mi puesto antaño.

You can understand me, you were in my position once.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Estuviste en ese camino en el momento equivocado.

You were on that path at the wrong time.

Me dijeron que estuviste en una guerrilla.

I was told you were in a guerrilla group.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Mamá me había escrito que estuviste en la guerra.

Mom had written to me that you were in the war.

— Hermano (1997)

Estuviste en uno de los campos, ¿cierto?

You were in one of the fields, right?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Petra, por casualidad, ¿anoche estuviste en mi estudio?

Petra, by any chance, were you in my studio last night?

— TÁR (2022)