estabas aquí

you were here

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phrase Uncommon #13,336

you were here Imperfect past of estar, used for someone being in a place in the past; in these examples it refers to tú.

SP: Cuando llegué, estabas aquí.

EN: When I arrived, you were here.

Estabas aquí, querida.

You were here, my dear.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Si hubiese sabido que estabas aquí, habría venido inmediatamente.

If I had known you were here, I would have come immediately.

No sabía que estabas aquí.

I didn't know you were here.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Hola, chica, pensé que ya estabas aquí.

Hey, girl, I thought you were already here.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Nadie me dijo que estabas aquí.

Nobody told me you were here.

Pensé que conocías a mi tía y que por eso estabas aquí.

I thought you knew my aunt and that's why you were here.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Porque estabas aquí.

Because you were here.

— Strangers: Capítulo 3 (2026)

Tú no estabas aquí el año pasado.

You weren’t here last year.

Oí que estabas aquí.

I heard you were here.

Mi querido Trotwood, me dijeron que estabas aquí.

My dear Trotwood, I was told you were here.

— La increíble historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Si hubiese sabido que estabas aquí, habría venido de inmediato.

If I had known you were here, I would have come immediately.

No sabía que estabas aquí, nadie me avisó.

I didn't know you were here, nobody told me.

No estabas aquí.

You weren't here.

— Hamnet (2025)

Valerka, ¿cómo se enteró de que estabas aquí?

Valerka, how did you find out you were here?

— Quieto, muere, resucita (1990)

Creí oír que estabas aquí.

I thought I heard you were here.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

Estabas aquí.

You were here.

— Un profeta (2009)

Dime por qué no estabas aquí ayer.

Tell me why you weren't here yesterday.

Necesito saber por qué no estabas aquí.

I need to know why you weren't here.

Tom me dijo que estabas aquí.

Tom told me you were here.

Y papá me ha dicho que estabas aquí.

And Dad told me you were here.

— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)

Oí que estabas aquí, me alegro de ver te.

I heard you were here, nice to see you.

No dije que estabas aquí.

I didn't say you were here.

Me gustaría saber por qué no estabas aquí ayer.

I’d like to know why you weren’t here yesterday.

Pareciera que solo ayer estabas aquí.

It seems like you were only here yesterday.

Me desperté y no estabas aquí.

I woke up and you weren't here.

Los niños dijeron que estabas aquí.

The children said you were here.