estaban presentes

were present

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phrase Common #8,030
were present Usually describes people who were attending or physically there.
SP: Todos estaban presentes en la reunión.
EN: Everyone was present at the meeting.

Todos los miembros del gabinete estaban presentes.

All members of the cabinet were present.

Estaban presentes todos menos uno.

Everyone was present except one.

Todos estaban presentes excepto Tom.

Everyone was present except Tom.

Casi todos los que estaban presentes eran mujeres.

Almost everyone present was a woman.

No todos los estudiantes estaban presentes en clase.

Not all students were present in class.

No menos de cien personas estaban presentes.

No fewer than one hundred people were present.

Cuarenta personas estaban presentes.

Forty people were present.

Todos estaban presentes excepto por una persona.

Everyone was present except for one person.

No todos los estudiantes estaban presentes.

Not all students were present.

No todos los miembros estaban presentes.

Not all members were present.

Muchos chicos y chicas estaban presentes.

Many boys and girls were present.

Todos los estudiantes estaban presentes.

All the students were present.