nosotros estábamos

were

e s ˈt a b a m o s → estar
est be; be located + ábamos 1st-person plural imperfect past
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Very common #2,159
were Used for a past state or location.
SP: Estábamos en casa cuando llamaste.
EN: We were at home when you called.
Conjugation of estar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First estaba estábamos
Second estabas —
Third estaba estaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First estaba estábamos
Second estabas —
Third estaba estaban

Estábamos bien adentro de la Bahía Exterior.

We were well inside Outer Bay.

Aquí nosotros estábamos de vacaciones.

We were on vacation here.

— Moscú no cree en lágrimas (1980)

Estábamos ocupados.

We were busy.

Y los dos estábamos dispuestos a empezar una nueva vida.

And we were both ready to start a new life.

— Zeta (2026)

Estábamos sorprendidos de su conducta.

We were surprised by his behavior.

Nosotros estábamos fuera de su alcance.

We were out of their reach.

Todos estábamos sorprendidos del efecto que la noticia tuvo en él.

We were all surprised by the effect the news had on him.

Cualquiera habría pensado que estábamos a treinta metros de profundidad.

Anyone would have thought we were thirty meters underwater.

¡Dijiste que estábamos juntos en esto!

You said we were in this together!

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Nos quedamos algo desconcertados, porque no estábamos en el puerto de Torfleet.

We were a little bewildered because we weren’t in the port of Torfleet.

Cuando me di cuenta, estábamos afuera.

Before I knew it, we were outside.

Estábamos arriba ensayando una obra.

We were upstairs rehearsing a play.

— Moulin Rouge, amor en rojo (2001)

Creí que estábamos juntos en esto.

I thought we were in this together.

Auguste y yo estábamos muy unidos.

Auguste and I were very close.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Cuando estábamos a punto de partir de Roma, empezó a llover.

Just as we were about to leave Rome, it started to rain.

En mis sueños estábamos igual que ahora.

In my dreams, we were just like we are now.

— Abre los ojos (1997)

De vuelta a casa, estábamos en todos los periódicos.

Back home, we were in every newspaper.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Lo curioso es que estábamos tras ella.

The curious thing is that we were after her.

— Diva (1981)

No sabíamos qué hacer porque estábamos perdidos en medio del bosque.

We didn't know what to do because we were lost in the middle of the forest.

¿En qué estábamos?

Where were we?

— Dos son familia (2016)

Allí estábamos de camino a la granja por la mañana.

There we were, on our way to the farm in the morning.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Estábamos cerca.

We were close.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Pero estábamos seguros de que tú sí — respondió Bombastico.

“But we were sure you did,” Bombastico replied.

En la lancha estábamos en público.

On the boat we were in public.

Resultó que estábamos en el mismo tren.

It turned out we were on the same train.

El Coronel y yo estábamos allí.

The Colonel and I were there.

No estábamos cansados en lo absoluto.

We weren't tired at all.

Supongo que no estábamos listos entonces.

I guess we weren't ready then.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Estábamos solos en la cabaña cuando escuchamos aquel ruido extraño afuera.

We were alone in the cabin when we heard that strange noise outside.

Estábamos dormidos cuando sucedió, cuando la encontraste.

We were asleep when it happened, when you found her.

— Teléfono negro 2 (2025)

Resulta que estábamos en el mismo tren.

It turns out we were on the same train.

Estábamos listos.

We were ready.

— Súper 30 (2019)

Sí, estábamos juntos.

Yes, we were together.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Aunque estábamos constantemente al borde de la crisis financiera.

Although we were constantly on the verge of financial crisis.

— La Empleada (2025)

Algunas de nosotras no estábamos satisfechas con el sistema.

Some of us weren’t satisfied with the system.

Estábamos un poco cansados.

We were a little tired.

Él cambió mientras estábamos fuera.

He changed while we were out.

— Espantoso (2026)

Estábamos borrachos.

We were drunk.

Ese día nosotras no estábamos.

We weren’t there that day.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Estábamos preocupadas.

We were worried.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Los dos estábamos borrachos.

We were both drunk.

Estábamos cansados.

We were tired.

— Jaula (2022)

¿Dónde estábamos?

Where were we?

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

Estábamos seguros de ganar, pero al final perdimos por un punto.

We were sure we would win, but in the end we lost by one point.

Todos estábamos de acuerdo en que había que cambiar las reglas del juego.

We all agreed that the rules of the game had to be changed.

¿Tú no te acuerdas de cómo estábamos?

Don't you remember how things were between us?

— Jaula (2022)

Estábamos ahí.

We were there.

Nos trajeron un material, y estábamos en ese equipo, ¿cierto?

They brought us some equipment, and we were on that team, right?

— Aquarius (2016)

¿No estábamos en casa?

Weren’t we at home?

Estábamos equivocados.

We were wrong.

— Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (2001)

Pensé que estábamos aquí para servir a Dios, no a la Curia.

I thought we were here to serve God, not the Curia.

— Cónclave (2024)

Estábamos bien antes que Tom llegó.

We were fine before Tom arrived.

Se podía ver el lago Biwa desde donde estábamos parados.

We could see Lake Biwa from where we were standing.

Cuando estábamos frente a la gente, él fingía que me respetaba.

When we were in front of other people, he pretended to respect me.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Estábamos presentes allí.

We were there.

Francamente, estábamos perdidos.

Frankly, we were lost.

— El sacrificio (1986)

No estábamos preparados para ello.

We weren't prepared for it.

Desde donde estábamos sentados, no podíamos ver.

From where we were sitting, we couldn't see.

— Diva (1981)

Estábamos juntos la semana pasada.

We were together last week.

— Eternidad (2025)

Ya sabía que tú y yo estábamos en la misma frecuencia.

I already knew that you and I were on the same wavelength.

— La decisión de partir (2022)

Estábamos a punto de irnos cuando empezó a llover.

We were about to leave when it started to rain.

Robaron nuestra casa mientras estábamos fuera.

Our house was robbed while we were away.

Estábamos muertos de cansancio después de las cinco horas de viaje.

We were dead tired after the five-hour journey.

Estábamos entusiasmados.

We were excited.

Estábamos asustados porque te queremos.

We were scared because we love you.

— Escondido (2005)

Nosotros también estábamos contentos de tener un chofer joven y elegante.

We were also happy to have a young and elegant chauffeur.

— Parásitos (2019)

Tendremos que probar que cuando murió estábamos aquí.

We will have to prove that we were here when he died.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Cuando estábamos ahí, íbamos de un lado a otro.

When we were there, we went from one place to another.

— Manon des sources (1986)

El otro día fue a la comisaría mientras estábamos en el cementerio.

The other day, he went to the police station while we were at the cemetery.

— El guardián invisible (2017)

Estábamos solos y crecí muy solo, como lo estabas tú.

We were alone, and I grew up very lonely, just like you did.

— Indiana Jones 3: La Última Cruzada (1989)

Nosotros estábamos a salvo, pero un precio tenía que ser pagado.

We were safe, but a price had to be paid.

Todos estábamos ocupados limpiando la habitación.

We were all busy cleaning the room.

Estábamos llenos de ira contra el asesino.

We were filled with anger towards the murderer.

Estábamos enamorados.

We were in love.

Ayer a estas horas estábamos en el cine.

Yesterday at this time we were at the movies.

Estábamos apurados.

We were in a hurry.

Estábamos verdaderamente sorprendidos.

We were truly surprised.

En casa cuando estábamos todos juntos la música era Rita Pavone.

At home, when we were all together, the music was always Rita Pavone.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

Estábamos muy lejos.

We were very far away.

— Diva (1981)

Tom y yo estábamos ocupados.

Tom and I were busy.

Estábamos celosos.

We were jealous.

Estábamos sentados en círculo.

We were sitting in a circle.

Estábamos jodidos.

We were screwed.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Todos estábamos dormidos.

We were all asleep.

Estábamos de misión.

We were on a mission.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

En esa época estábamos mejor económicamente que ahora, sin ninguna duda.

At that time we were better off economically than we are now, without a doubt.

Ayer estábamos aquí.

We were here yesterday.

Estábamos lejos de casa y no teníamos forma de regresar esa noche.

We were far from home and had no way to get back that night.

Estábamos en un restaurante chino.

We were in a Chinese restaurant.

Ella llegó cuando estábamos a punto de irnos.

She arrived just as we were about to leave.

Estábamos allí, en un sitio de mascotas, abrazados, desnudos.

We were there, in a pet area, hugging, naked.

— 8½ (1963)

Bueno, ¿en qué estábamos?

Okay, where were we?

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

El día que la policía habló con usted, Elvira y yo estábamos allí.

The day the police spoke to you, Elvira and I were there.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Dijiste que estábamos invitados.

You said we were invited.

Supe que entonces estábamos en problemas.

I knew then that we were in trouble.

Estábamos tranquilos hasta que llegaron las noticias del accidente.

We were calm until the news of the accident arrived.

Como estaba diciendo, estábamos encantados por la belleza de todo esto.

As I was saying, we were delighted by the beauty of it all.

— El sacrificio (1986)

Mi madre y yo estábamos en el jardín.

My mother and I were in the garden.

Estábamos bien aquí.

We were fine here.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

No decías lo mismo cuando estábamos en la horca.

You didn't say the same thing when we were on the gallows.

Nosotras estábamos acá primero.

We were here first.

Estábamos pendientes del estudio de los huesos de la iglesia de Arizkun.

We were waiting for the results of the study of the bones from the church in Arizkun.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Ella preparaba comida siempre que estábamos allá.

She always cooked food whenever we were there.

Así que, ¿dónde estábamos?

So, where were we?

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

Estábamos recién casados.

We were newlyweds.

Estábamos hartos de esperar sin recibir ninguna respuesta del departamento.

We were fed up with waiting without receiving any response from the department.

Estábamos completamente solos.

We were completely alone.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Un vecino cuidó a nuestro gato mientras estábamos de vacaciones.

A neighbor looked after our cat while we were on vacation.

El ladrón entró a la casa mientras no estábamos.

The thief entered the house while we were out.

Ellos ni siquiera sabían que estábamos ahí.

They didn’t even know we were there.

Bueno, ¿sabía ella dónde estábamos?

Well, did she know where we were?

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

Estábamos en el mismo equipo.

We were on the same team.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Estábamos abajo.

We were downstairs.

— Roma città aperta (1945)

Estábamos equivocados sobre él, resultó ser una persona muy generosa.

We were wrong about him; he turned out to be a very generous person.

Estábamos ausentes.

We were absent.

Pero todos estábamos con ella en la piscina.

But we were all with her at the pool.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)

Estábamos firmemente decididos a ello.

We were firmly committed to it.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Cuando estábamos casados, siempre me trataba como un inútil.

When we were married, he always treated me like I was useless.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Hace mucho tiempo que no estábamos tan cerca.

It's been a long time since we were this close.

Recordaba cómo eras cuando estábamos en la universidad.

I remembered what you were like when we were at university.

— Picnic (1955)

¡Por fin estábamos en casa!

We were finally home!

No estábamos listos para esto.

We weren't ready for this.

Estábamos sorprendidos de la facilidad con la que él resolvió el problema.

We were surprised at how easily he solved the problem.

Nosotros estábamos acá primero.

We were here first.

Todos estábamos sorprendidos de que Tom ganara la carrera.

We were all surprised that Tom won the race.

Estábamos en casa.

We were at home.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Estábamos todos juntos.

We were all together.

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

Estábamos mal.

We were in a bad way.

— Jaula (2022)

¡Tú y yo estábamos destinados a ser pareja!

You and I were meant to be together!

— La única opción (2025)

Estábamos aquí.

We were here.

— Los Visitantes (1993)

Aquí estábamos en el parque.

Here we were in the park.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

Creí que estábamos aquí para hacer lo correcto.

I thought we were here to do the right thing.

Estábamos vestidos.

We were dressed.

Estábamos muy mal de dinero.

We were really short on money.

— Volver (2006)

¿Cómo supiste que estábamos aquí?

How did you know we were here?

La llamé antes de que viniera el FBI para decirle que estábamos bien.

I called her before the FBI came to tell her we were okay.

— Running on Empty (1988)

¿Ella sabía que estábamos aquí?

Did she know we were here?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Nunca estábamos de acuerdo en nada.

We never agreed on anything.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Una noche, antes del show, estábamos en el Hotel Cicero.

One night, before the show, we were at the Cicero Hotel.

— Chicago (2002)

Cuando nos despertamos, estábamos a la deriva en mar abierto.

When we woke up, we were adrift in the open sea.

Por entonces estábamos en la misma clase.

We were in the same class back then.

Estábamos sentados juntos por casualidad.

We were sitting together by chance.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Todos estábamos en silencio.

We were all silent.

Estábamos dentro, todo iba bien.

We were inside, everything was fine.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

El último día del año estábamos exhaustos.

We were exhausted on the last day of the year.

— Aguirre, la ira de Dios (1972)

Sólo estábamos las tres.

It was just the three of us.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Ayer estábamos más cerca.

Yesterday we were closer.

— Tesis (1996)

Estábamos listos para salir cuando se puso a llover con mucha fuerza.

We were ready to leave when it started to rain heavily.

Estábamos en una fiesta.

We were at a party.

— Drive: El Escape (2011)

Hace un año, estábamos aquí.

A year ago, we were here.

Estábamos tristes.

We were sad.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Solíamos competir frenéticamente cuando estábamos en la universidad.

We used to compete frantically when we were in college.

Algunos de nosotros no estábamos satisfechos con el sistema.

Some of us were not satisfied with the system.

Estábamos muy felices.

We were very happy.

Las tres estábamos tan cerca.

The three of us were so close.

— TÁR (2022)

Estábamos bien sin ti, con mamá y la abuela.

We were fine without you, with Mom and Grandma.

— Возвращение (2003)

¿Sabes dónde estábamos?

Do you know where we were?

— 8½ (1963)

¿Cómo sabías que estábamos acá?

How did you know we were here?

Después del viaje, estábamos hechos polvo.

After the trip, we were exhausted.

Estábamos cansados después de caminar todo el día bajo el sol.

We were tired after walking all day in the sun.

Habían descubierto que estábamos sobre ellos.

They had discovered that we were on top of them.

— Zeta (2026)

Estábamos seguros de ganar el juego.

We were sure we would win the game.

Estábamos heridos.

We were injured.

Todos estábamos contra el plan.

We were all against the plan.

Estábamos con tu madre.

We were with your mother.

Muchos de nosotros estábamos cansados.

Many of us were tired.

Estábamos en peligro de perder nuestras vidas.

We were in danger of losing our lives.

Estábamos afuera.

We were outside.

Ninguno estábamos preparados para aquello.

None of us were prepared for that.

— Zeta (2026)

Estábamos muy bien cuando JP no estaba.

We were doing great when JP wasn't around.

— F1 la película (2025)

Siempre estábamos juntos.

We were always together.

Estábamos equivocados, Lakha.

We were wrong, Lakha.

— Lagaan, érase una vez en la India (2001)

auxiliary · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Common #6,735
were
SP: Estábamos esperando el autobús.
EN: We were waiting for the bus.
Conjugation of estar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First — estábamos
Second estabas —
Third — estaban

Estábamos volando a través de la noche.

We were flying through the night.

— ¡Adiós Lenin! (2003)

Estábamos grabando la escena cuando se cortó el sonido por un fallo técnico.

We were recording the scene when the sound cut out due to a technical failure.

A muchas personas no les gustó lo que estábamos haciendo.

Many people didn't like what we were doing.

Estábamos cambiando las cortinas.

We were changing the curtains.

Estábamos preparando la fiesta cuando llegaron los invitados antes de hora.

We were preparing the party when the guests arrived early.

Justo estábamos sirviendo la cena.

We were just serving dinner.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

Estábamos comiendo tranquilamente hasta que empezó la discusión entre ellos.

We were eating peacefully until the argument between them started.

Estábamos manejando.

We were driving.

Estábamos ensayando.

We were rehearsing.

— Moulin Rouge, amor en rojo (2001)

Estábamos viendo la tele.

We were watching TV.

— Amores perros (2000)

Creímos que estábamos ayudando, Teddy.

We thought we were helping, Teddy.

— Bugonia (2025)

Vio lo que estábamos haciendo y quedó impresionado.

He saw what we were doing and was impressed.

Mientras estábamos durmiendo, alguien entró en la casa sin hacer ruido.

While we were sleeping, someone entered the house without making a sound.

Sólo estábamos probando.

We were just testing.

— La ola (2008)

Estábamos almorzando.

We were having lunch.

Bien, ¿qué estábamos viendo?

Okay, what were we looking at?

— Kajaki (2014)

Estábamos intentando resolver el problema sin éxito desde hacía varias horas.

We had been trying to solve the problem unsuccessfully for several hours.

Comenzó a llover cuando estábamos cambiando el neumático del coche.

It started to rain when we were changing the car tire.

Estábamos corriendo por el parque cuando vimos al perro escaparse de su dueño.

We were running through the park when we saw the dog escape from its owner.

Estábamos lanzando luciérnagas.

We were throwing fireflies.

— Voces Inocentes (2005)

No quería que pensara que nos estábamos viendo a sus espaldas.

I didn't want her to think we were seeing each other behind her back.

— Control (2007)

Estábamos trabajando tarde.

We were working late.

Estábamos pasando por una crisis terrible que casi nos separa para siempre.

We were going through a terrible crisis that almost separated us forever.

Estábamos caminando por los acantilados.

We were walking along the cliffs.

— Retrato de una mujer en llamas (2019)

Estábamos comiendo.

We were eating.

Nati y yo estábamos regando las flores, ¡y luego decidió regarme!

Nati and I were watering the flowers, and then she decided to water me!

Estábamos sudando con el calor.

We were sweating in the heat.

No nos dimos cuenta porque estábamos mirando para otro lado en ese momento.

We didn't notice because we were looking the other way at the time.

Estábamos viendo una película sobre la dictadura militar en Brasil.

We were watching a movie about the military dictatorship in Brazil.

Estábamos estudiando para el examen final toda la noche sin descanso.

We were studying for the final exam all night without a break.

Estábamos comiendo juntos, y de repente, yo no sé dónde se fue.

We were eating together, and suddenly, I don't know where he went.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

Nos estábamos aburriendo.

We were getting bored.

Quizá no lo notaste, desertor de mierda, pero estábamos bailando.

Maybe you didn't notice, you shitty deserter, but we were dancing.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Y nos estábamos preparando para nuestro examen.

And we were preparing for our exam.

— Súper 30 (2019)

Estábamos bromeando.

We were just joking.

¿Qué estábamos pensando?

What were we thinking?

Pensé en lo rápido que estábamos haciendo las demás operaciones de carga.

I thought about how quickly we were doing the other loading operations.

Estábamos escuchando música clásica.

We were listening to classical music.

Estábamos caminando y nos caímos.

We were walking and we fell.

Estábamos teniendo una discusión.

We were having an argument.

¡No estábamos haciendo nada!

We weren't doing anything!

Estábamos viviendo una época difícil cuando nos conocimos aquel verano.

We were going through a difficult time when we met that summer.

Mis papás y yo estábamos cenando aquí.

My parents and I were having dinner here.

Solo nos estábamos divirtiendo un poco.

We were just having a little fun.

Estábamos comiendo juntos.

We were eating together.

— Familia en renta (2025)

Nos estábamos divirtiendo hasta que tú llegaste.

We were having fun until you arrived.

Recuerdo que estábamos explorando un túnel escondido.

I remember we were exploring a hidden tunnel.

Quiero decir, estábamos teniendo una discusión de negocios.

I mean, we were having a business discussion.

Estábamos ensayando la obra de teatro cuando llegó el director con cambios nuevos.

We were rehearsing the play when the director arrived with new changes.

Te estábamos diciendo que ya estamos con Mary.

We were telling you that we're already with Mary.

Eddie, cuando entraste estábamos charlando.

Eddie, we were chatting when you came in.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

Nosotros éramos los que estábamos engañando.

We were the ones who were cheating.

— Amores perros (2000)

Estábamos cenando cuando sonó el teléfono con la noticia inesperada.

We were having dinner when the phone rang with the unexpected news.

Estábamos almorzando juntos.

We were having lunch together.

Conocí a mi esposa, Alice, cuando estábamos estudiando ciencias políticas.

I met my wife, Alice, when we were studying political science.

— Amigos Intocables (2011)

Estábamos pensando en irnos cuando por fin llegó el camarero con la cuenta.

We were thinking about leaving when the waiter finally arrived with the bill.

Era de noche, y estábamos durmiendo.

It was night, and we were sleeping.

— El orfanato (2007)

Estábamos tocando en el parque.

We were playing in the park.

Estábamos ladrando.

We were barking.

Estábamos trabajando en el proyecto cuando se fue la luz de repente.

We were working on the project when the power suddenly went out.