todos estaban

all were

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phrase Uncommon #9,821
all were Used with a past state or condition. The subject is plural, so it means everyone/all of them were.
SP: Todos estaban cansados después del viaje.
EN: They were all tired after the trip.

Todos estaban felices.

Everyone was happy.

Todos estaban muy bien, quiero decir, era un acontecimiento muy pequeño.

Everyone was great—I mean, it was a very small event.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Todos estaban silenciosos en la habitación.

Everyone in the room was silent.

Creí que todos estaban en Rusia.

I thought everyone was in Russia.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Eran tres y todos estaban armados.

There were three of them and they were all armed.

Tras un día entero marchando bajo el sol ardiente, todos estaban exhaustos.

After a whole day marching under the blazing sun, everyone was exhausted.

Todos estaban cansados.

Everyone was tired.

Todos estaban en mi contra.

Everyone was against me.

Todos estaban impacientes por saber qué había ocurrido.

Everyone was eager to know what had happened.

Todos estaban tranquilos en la habitación.

Everyone in the room was calm.

Dijo justo las palabras correctas para calmar la situación cuando todos estaban nerviosos.

He said just the right words to calm the situation when everyone was nervous.

Todos estaban allí, menos Tom.

Everyone was there, except Tom.

Todos estaban de acuerdo con su idea.

Everyone agreed with his idea.

Él devolvió un mensaje de que todos estaban bien.

He sent back a message saying that everyone was okay.

Todos estaban molestos.

Everyone was annoyed.

Todos estaban satisfechos.

Everyone was satisfied.

Todos estaban vivos hasta que te vieron, Frank.

Everyone was alive until they saw you, Frank.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Transformó su odio en motivación para demostrar que todos estaban equivocados.

He transformed his hatred into motivation to prove everyone wrong.

Todos estaban asustados.

Everyone was scared.

Todos estaban callados en la habitación.

Everyone in the room was silent.

Todos estaban dormidos.

Everyone was asleep.

Todos estaban hambrientos.

Everyone was hungry.

Todos estaban muy orgullosos de mí después de que me volví sobrio.

Everyone was very proud of me after I got sober.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Todos estaban sorprendidos de verme allí.

Everyone was surprised to see me there.

Los ojos de todos estaban en la pista de carreras.

Everyone's eyes were on the racetrack.

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Creí que todos estaban muertos.

I thought they were all dead.

— Máquina de guerra (2026)

Todos estaban bien vestidos en la fiesta.

Everyone was well dressed at the party.

Todos estaban celosos de mi éxito.

Everyone was jealous of my success.

Todos estaban en silencio.

Everyone was silent.

Todos estaban interesados en la historia.

Everyone was interested in the story.

Aunque todos estaban de acuerdo, yo no lo estaba.

Although everyone agreed, I didn't.

Todos estaban vestidos de payaso.

They were all dressed as clowns.

Nos dimos cuenta que todos estaban dormidos.

We realized that everyone was asleep.

Aparte de Pedro, todos estaban de acuerdo con la idea.

Apart from Pedro, everyone agreed with the idea.

No, todos estaban en su mundo.

No, everyone was in their own world.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Solo quería asegurarme de que todos estaban despiertos.

I just wanted to make sure everyone was awake.