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estaba siendo

was being

→ estar
phrase Rare #42,992
was being Used to describe someone's behavior at a particular time.
SP: Estaba siendo muy amable con todos.
EN: He was being very kind to everyone.

Estaba siendo muy brusco.

He was being very abrupt.

Me di cuenta que estaba siendo descuidado.

I realized I was being careless.

Tom sólo estaba siendo cortés.

Tom was just being polite.

Estaba siendo muy cortante.

He was being very curt.

Tom le dijo a Mary que estaba siendo infantil.

Tom told Mary that she was being childish.

Sí, estaba siendo educada.

Yes, I was being polite.

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Solo estaba siendo estúpido.

I was just being stupid.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

phrase Rare #46,542
was being Used to describe an ongoing action in the past, often in the passive voice.
SP: La casa estaba siendo reparada cuando llegué.
EN: The house was being repaired when I arrived.

El puente estaba siendo construido con materiales más resistentes.

The bridge was being built with stronger materials.

El documento estaba siendo traducido al inglés.

The document was being translated into English.

Yo estaba siendo amenazado.

I was being threatened.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Sabía que estaba siendo vigilado.

He knew he was being watched.

Estaba informado de que estaba siendo vigilado.

He was aware that he was being watched.

El informe estaba siendo revisado por el equipo de calidad.

The report was being reviewed by the quality team.