tú estuviste

you were, were

e s t u ˈb i s t e → estar
estuv to be + iste you past tense
verb · second singular · past indicative Common #4,167
you were Preterite (simple past) form of “estar” for “tú” (informal singular).
SP: Ayer estuviste en casa todo el día.
EN: Yesterday you were at home all day.
Conjugation of estar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First estuve estuvimos
Second estuviste —
Third estuvo estuvieron

Estuviste antes en prisión, ¿no?

You were in prison before, weren't you?

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Estuviste bien allá por cierto.

You were good there by the way.

Estuviste con mi abuela todo el día.

You were with my grandmother all day.

Estuviste en coma.

You were in a coma.

Sé que estuviste ahí.

I know you were there.

Estuviste estupenda, Margaret.

You were wonderful, Margaret.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

No estuviste ahí.

You weren't there.

Estuviste fuera toda la noche.

You were out all night.

Y lo estuviste.

And you were.

— Turno de noche (2026)

Le diré a Tom que estuviste aquí.

I’ll tell Tom that you were here.

Estuviste magnífica.

You were magnificent.

Estuviste muy enfermo, ¿no es cierto?

You were very sick, weren't you?

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Estuviste un rato con ella.

You spent some time with her.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Estuviste asombroso.

You were amazing.

— Mañana empieza todo (2016)

Si estuviste tan abajo, deberías entenderlo.

If you were that low, you should understand it.

— El hoyo (2019)

Estuviste brillante.

You were brilliant.

Tu abuelo y yo pensamos que estuviste maravillosa.

Your grandfather and I thought you were wonderful.

Estuviste de mesero.

You were a waiter.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Estuviste en los periódicos de nuevo.

You were in the papers again.

Ahora entiendo por qué estuviste tan decaído todo el día.

Now I understand why you were so down all day.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Boxer, en la cárcel estuviste bajo mi protección.

Boxer, in prison you were under my protection.

— Victoria (2015)

Ayer no estuviste en casa, ¿verdad?

You weren't home yesterday, were you?

Pero estuviste en mi mente cada momento.

But you were on my mind every moment.

— La casa de las dagas voladoras (2004)

Estuviste fabulosa.

You were fabulous.

— TÁR (2022)

No estuviste.

You weren't there.

— Hamnet (2025)

Probablemente peor de lo que tú estuviste.

Probably worse than you were.

— Tampopo (1985)

Por fin averigüé dónde estuviste anoche.

I finally found out where you were last night.

Estuviste genial, Johnny.

You were great, Johnny.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Estuviste inconsciente por varias horas.

You were unconscious for several hours.

— El chico y la garza (2023)

Conmigo estuviste bien.

You treated me well.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Nunca estuviste solo.

You were never alone.

Pero muchas cosas han cambiado desde la última vez que estuviste aquí.

But a lot has changed since the last time you were here.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Dónde estuviste?

Where were you?

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

Estuviste maravillosa.

You were wonderful.

— Perdición (1944)

Me han dicho que estuviste muy bien.

I've been told you did very well.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Estuviste realmente frío.

You were really cold.

Estuviste allí.

You were there.

Estuviste bien al principio, Keyes.

You were good at the beginning, Keyes.

— Perdición (1944)

Estuviste cerca.

You were close.

Estuviste en coma, mamá.

You were in a coma, Mom.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

Britt, cariño, ¿estuviste en el sótano anoche?

Britt, honey, were you in the basement last night?

— Sin piedad (2026)

Le dije a Tom que estuviste ocupado.

I told Tom you were busy.

Estuviste enamorada de alguien antes de conocerme.

You were in love with someone before you met me.

— El conformista (1971)

Estuviste fantástico.

You were fantastic.

Yo supongo que estuviste perdida en el más allá cuando eras muy pequeña.

I suppose you were lost in the beyond when you were very young.

— Suzume (2022)

Estuviste genial.

You were great.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Estuviste muy bien.

You were very good.

Cuántas veces estuviste--¿Quieres una pitada?

How many times were you—Want a puff?

— Victoria (2015)

Estuviste aquí un rato.

You were here for a while.

— El mundo (2004)

La semana pasada estuviste ocupado.

You were busy last week.

Tendré que decirles que estuviste aquí.

I'll have to tell them you were here.

Estuviste bien.

You were good.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Estuviste con nosotros todo el tiempo.

You were with us the whole time.

Unos días después, estuviste en el accidente.

A few days later, you were in the accident.

Estuviste estupenda.

You were great.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Camarada Ahn, ¿tú estuviste allí?

Comrade Ahn, were you there?

— Asesinos (2015)

Ah, lo hará porque estuviste aquí a mi lado.

Ah, he will because you were here by my side.

— El viento se levanta (2013)

No estuviste casado mucho tiempo, ¿verdad?

You weren't married for very long, were you?

Siempre estuviste ahí y nunca lo supe.

You were always there and I never knew it.

Ayer estuviste de guardia.

You were on duty yesterday.

— Cuando pasan las cigüeñas (1957)

Estuviste genial con los chicos.

You were great with the kids.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

Fue justo la semana que estuviste con gripe.

It was the week you had the flu.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Nunca estuviste en segundo lugar.

You were never in second place.

Puedes leer donde estuviste, pero no puedes escribir donde estarás.

You can read where you've been, but you can't write where you'll be.

Dónde estuviste anoche?

Where were you last night?

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Estuviste maravillosa, la princesa insiste en verte.

You were wonderful; the princess insists on seeing you.

— La diva (1981)

Anoche estuviste con Tom ¿verdad?

You were with Tom last night, weren't you?

Estuviste perfecta.

You were perfect.

Estuviste ahí.

You were there.

No tuvimos tiempo de conocernos la primera vez que estuviste aquí.

We didn't have time to get to know each other the first time you were here.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Según Tomás vos no estuviste hoy en la clase.

According to Tomás, you weren't in class today.

Estuviste cerca, pero nunca llegaste a la cima.

You came close, but you never reached the top.

Estuviste dentro de su cabeza?

Were you inside his head?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Estuviste fantástica.

You were fantastic.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

Estuviste genial, primo.

You were great, cousin.

— Bugonia (2025)

Dicen que estuviste en la cárcel.

They say you were in prison.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Estuviste increíble.

You were amazing.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

Estuviste maravilloso.

You were wonderful.

Tú estuviste allí, ¿no papá?

You were there, weren't you, Dad?

— Elephant (2003)

Estuviste sensacional.

You were sensational.

— Rental Family (Familia de alquiler) (2025)

Ni siquiera estuviste allí.

You weren't even there.

auxiliary · second singular · past indicative Rare #29,913
were Informal (tú) form; past tense.
SP: Ayer estuviste estudiando toda la tarde.
EN: Yesterday you were studying all afternoon.
Conjugation of estar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First estuve estuvimos
Second estuviste —
Third estuvo estuvieron

Nos estuviste engañando todo el tiempo.

You were fooling us the whole time.

Estuviste hablando durante toda la presentación de esa señora.

You were talking throughout that lady's presentation.

Te estuviste escapando todo el verano con un grupo de chicos.

You were running away all summer with a group of guys.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Estuviste llorando, ¿no?

You were crying, weren't you?

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Estuviste tomando toda la noche.

You were drinking all night.

— Érase una vez en… Hollywood (2019)

Sé que estuviste buscando la espada, pero hace tiempo que se perdió.

I know you were looking for the sword, but it was lost a long time ago.

— Adiós a mi concubina (1993)

Estuviste haciendo tiros con el novato.

You were shooting around with the rookie.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Estuviste viendo la tele ayer.

You were watching TV yesterday.

Estuviste bebiendo.

You were drinking.

Seguro que estuviste jugando con él y lo rompiste.

You were probably playing with it and you broke it.

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)