estuviese

were, was

e s t u ˈb j e s e → estar
estuv be (doing) + iese imperfect subjunctive (yo/él/ella/usted)
verb Uncommon #18,602
were, was Used in subjunctive clauses, especially after expressions of wishes, doubt, or possibility, and after si meaning “if.”
SP: Ojalá estuviese aquí.
EN: I wish she were here.
Conjugation of estar
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second estés —
Third — estuvieran
estuvieraestuviese

No puedo creer que estuviese ahí.

I can't believe he/she was there.

Vi lo que sucedió como si estuviese allí.

I saw what happened as if I was there.

Me sentía como si estuviese muerto.

I felt like I was dead.

Puede que estuviese en la casa.

Maybe he was at home.

— Horas de terror (1997)

Es como si no estuviese.

It's as if he weren't there.

— Das Experiment (2001)

Cuando estuviese más cómoda.

When I was more comfortable.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Desearía que Tom estuviese aún vivo.

I wish Tom were still alive.

Yo temía que usted no estuviese.

I was afraid you weren't there.

— La doble vida de Verónica (1991)

¿Te comerías la última galletita del plato si otra persona estuviese mirando?

Would you eat the last cookie on the plate if someone else were watching?

Él habla como si el mundo se estuviese por acabar.

He talks as if the world were about to end.

¡Si Klaus estuviese aquí!

If only Klaus were here!

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Tom negó que estuviese involucrado en el asesinato.

Tom denied that he was involved in the murder.

Te gustaría que estuviese equivocado, ¿verdad?

You'd like me to be wrong, wouldn't you?

— Por un puñado de dólares (1964)

Me gustaría que Tom estuviese acá.

I wish Tom were here.

¡Entonces yo querría que estuviese aquí solo!

Then I’d want him to be here alone!

— Henry V (1989)

Ojalá estuviese con él donde esté, en el Cielo o en el Infierno.

I wish I could be with him wherever he is, in Heaven or in Hell.

— Henry V (1989)

Simplemente me siento mareada, como si estuviese en un sueño.

I simply feel dizzy, as if I were in a dream.

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

Si Devdas estuviese aquí, sabría lo que ha perdido.

If Devdas were here, he would know what he has lost.

— Devdas (2002)

Si Ted estuviese aquí, podría ayudarnos a limpiar el cuarto.

If Ted were here, he could help us clean the room.

¡Si yo no estuviese tan alerta, habríamos estado buscando durante horas!

If I hadn’t been so alert, we would have been searching for hours!

— M: El maldito (1931)

Valdría si estuviese aquí.

It would be worth it if it were here.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Tom negó que estuviese involucrado en el homicidio.

Tom denied that he was involved in the murder.