has estado

you have been

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phrase Common #3,334
you have been Used with tú (informal singular “you”) to describe a state or experience up to the present.
SP: Has estado muy ocupado esta semana.
EN: You have been very busy this week.

Bueno, has estado muy callada.

Well, you've been very quiet.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Has estado cerca de mí desde que me dejaste con vida.

You have been close to me since you left me alive.

— Yo vi al diablo (2010)

Además que tú has estado bien Santa, coño.

Besides, you've been a real saint, for fuck's sake.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Cuéntame cómo has estado.

Tell me how you've been.

— Devdas (2002)

Has estado increíble esta noche.

You've been incredible tonight.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

¿Cómo has estado, hermano?

How have you been, bro?

— La La Land: Una historia de amor (2016)

Hablando de Suiza, ¿has estado alguna vez allí en invierno?

Speaking of Switzerland, have you ever been there in winter?

Siempre has estado ahí y nunca lo supe.

You've always been there and I never knew it.

Has estado ocupado.

You've been busy.

¿Cuándo has estado tú en América?

When have you been to America?

— Amarcord (1973)

¿Por cuánto tiempo has estado estudiando inglés?

How long have you been studying English?

En serio has estado ocupado.

You really have been busy.

¿Nunca has estado en París?

Have you never been to Paris?

Y sé con quién has estado.

And I know who you've been with.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Se nota que no has estado bien.

It's obvious you haven't been well.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Haces esa pregunta porque no has estado casada.

You ask that question because you have not been married.

Has estado fuera seis años.

You've been away for six years.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

¿Con cuántos niños has estado aquí?

How many children have you been here with?

— Systemsprenger (2019)

¿Cómo has estado tú?

How have you been?

— Мой друг Иван Лапшин (1985)

Has estado muy sospechoso últimamente, por eso te estamos cuidando.

You've been acting very suspicious lately, that's why we're keeping an eye on you.

— Tu nombre (2016)

La gente se ha estado preguntando dónde has estado.

People have been wondering where you’ve been.

— TRON: Ares (2025)

Buenas noches, ¿dónde has estado?

Good evening, where have you been?

— Escondido (2005)

Has estado aquí muchos años.

You've been here for many years.

— El duelo (2006)

Dónde has estado?

Where have you been?

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

¿Y cómo has estado?

And how have you been?

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Has estado muy bien.

You've been very good.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Quiero decir, tú has estado en Nueva Orleans.

I mean, you've been to New Orleans.

— La leyenda de 1900 (1998)

¿Tú no has estado con otra gente?

You haven't been with anyone else?

— Happy together (1997)

¿Tú ya has estado en el más allá, verdad?

You've already been to the afterlife, haven't you?

— Suzume (2022)

Nunca has estado con una mujer.

You've never been with a woman.

Tú también siempre has estado ahí para mí.

You've always been there for me too.

— Ballena Asesina (2026)

¿Cuántas veces has estado en Boston?

How many times have you been to Boston?

¿Dónde diablos has estado en todo el día?

Where the hell have you been all day?

¿Cómo has estado?

How have you been?

— Madre (2009)

Hablando de Suiza, ¿has estado alguna vez allí en primavera?

Speaking of Switzerland, have you ever been there in the spring?

¿Por cuánto tiempo has estado viviendo en Kobe, entonces?

So, how long have you been living in Kobe?

¿Nunca has estado en el Bizz?

Have you never been to Bizz?

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

No has estado mucho aquí.

You haven't been here much.

— Systemsprenger (2019)

No me digas que nunca has estado enamorado.

Don't tell me you've never been in love.

Pero por favor, aún no eres cosmonauta, ni siquiera has estado en el espacio.

But please, you're not a cosmonaut yet, you haven't even been to space.

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Has estado fuera tantos años.

You've been away for so many years.

¿Podrías decirme nuevamente cuántas veces has estado aquí?

Could you tell me again how many times you've been here?

¿Cómo has estado últimamente?

How have you been lately?

Porque ya has estado ahí.

Because you've been there.

¿Así que has estado en el extranjero?

So, you’ve been abroad?

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Dime dónde has estado.

Tell me where you've been.

¿Sabes que has estado dos días seguidos durmiendo?

Did you know you've been sleeping for two days straight?

— Yo vi al diablo (2010)

Has estado un año fuera.

You've been away for a year.

— 活着 (1994)

Sé que has estado melancólica.

I know you've been feeling melancholic.

— Titanic (1997)

Es de la gente con la que has estado este verano.

It's from the people you've been with this summer.

— Se levanta el viento (2013)

Ahí has estado?

Have you been there?

— Equipo Demolición (2026)

¿Nunca has estado con un motociclista entonces?

So you've never been with a motorcyclist?

— Pasajero (2025)

Has estado aquí por cinco horas.

You have been here for five hours.

Pero has estado fuera mucho tiempo.

But you've been away for a long time.

— No (2012)

¡Maxim, has estado fuera todo el día!

Maxim, you’ve been out all day!

— Rebeca (1940)

Has estado fantástico, el mejor de todos.

You've been fantastic, the best of all.

— 8½ (1963)

Pero no has estado allí.

But you haven't been there.

¿En dónde has estado?

Where have you been?

— Pinocho (2019)

¿Por qué has estado fuera todo el día?

Why have you been out all day?

— Queen (2014)

¿Soy la primera mujer blanca con la que has estado?

Am I the first white woman you've been with?

— Malcolm X (1992)

Has estado muy callada.

You've been very quiet.

¿No has estado al corriente durante años?

Haven’t you been keeping up with things for years?

— 三峡好人 (2006)

Mira, no quiero oír que has estado en Nueva York de nuevo.

Look, I don't want to hear that you've been to New York again.

— Gángster Americano (2007)

Más feliz de lo que has estado en mucho tiempo.

Happier than you've been in a long time.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Sé que has estado asustado.

I know you've been scared.

— Oldboy: Cinco días para vengarse (2003)

Has estado ahí.

You've been there.

¿Tú has estado enamorada alguna vez?

Have you ever been in love?

— El increíble castillo vagabundo (2004)

Nunca has estado en Boston, ¿verdad?

You've never been to Boston, have you?

¿Entonces nunca has estado en Gala?

So, have you never been to Gala?

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

¿Dónde diablos has estado?

Where the hell have you been?

— Marty Supremo (2025)

Y tú no has estado enamorado de ella desde hace mucho tiempo.

And you haven’t been in love with her for a long time.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Has estado con él?

Have you been with him?

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Takuya, ¿has estado alguna vez en Hawaii?

Takuya, have you ever been to Hawaii?

¿Durante cuánto tiempo has estado aprendiendo inglés?

How long have you been learning English?

Y tú tampoco has estado bien.

And you haven't been well either.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Cómo has estado.

How have you been?

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Mucho tiempo has estado en las sombras.

You've been in the shadows for too long.

Has estado pendiente de él desde que está aquí.

You've been keeping an eye on him since he's been here.

— 三峡好人 (2006)

¿Donde te has estado escondiendo?

Where have you been hiding?

¿En qué has estado últimamente?

What have you been up to lately?

— Control (2007)

Tú has estado en mi familia toda mi vida.

You've been in my family my whole life.

Hablando de viajes, ¿alguna vez has estado en Australia?

Speaking of travel, have you ever been to Australia?

Pero bueno, seguro nunca has estado en una cita.

But hey, I'm sure you've never been on a date.

— Tu nombre (2016)

Cuéntanos, Heathcliff, ¿dónde has estado?

Tell us, Heathcliff, where have you been?

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Has estado casi muerto todo el día.

You've been almost dead all day.

— La Princesa Prometida (1987)

Vikta, ¿dónde has estado?

Vikta, where have you been?

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Has estado genial.

You've been great.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

¿Cómo has estado, Lluvia?

How have you been, Lluvia?

— El tiempo contigo (2019)

Has estado ocupado en serio.

You’ve really been busy.

¿Cuántos meses has estado embarazada?

How many months have you been pregnant?

He oído que has estado enfermo.

I heard you've been sick.

Tú, eh, ¿alguna vez has estado en una moto?

Hey, have you ever ridden a motorcycle?

— Pasajero (2025)

Yo te mato, ¿dónde has estado?

I'm going to kill you—where have you been?

— Roma città aperta (1945)

¿Nunca has estado con una mujer?

Have you never been with a woman?

— La dolce vita (1960)

Has estado ausente todos estos años.

You've been absent all these years.

Has estado fuera demasiado tiempo.

You've been gone too long.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Tú sabes lo que pasa porque has estado ahí.

You know what happens because you've been there.

¿Por qué has estado tan enfadada conmigo en la última semana?

Why have you been so angry with me over the past week?

Has estado muy callado.

You've been very quiet.

Te recogió de las calles y has estado aquí dos días.

He picked you up off the streets, and you've been here for two days.

— Devdas (2002)

Es porque has estado lejos mucho tiempo.

It's because you've been away for a long time.

— Dos Hermanas (2003)

Así que ya has estado casado.

So you've already been married.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Sé que has estado en casa de David Ortiz.

I know you've been to David Ortiz's house.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Solo dijeron que no has estado muy bien últimamente.

They just said you haven't been doing very well lately.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

¿Cuántas veces en tu vida has estado enamorada?

How many times in your life have you been in love?

Has estado allí miles de veces.

You've been there a thousand times.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Nunca has estado en París, ¿verdad?

You've never been to Paris, have you?

Desde que has estado aquí, ¿te ha buscado Higashi?

Has Higashi looked for you since you've been here?

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Hey, has estado muy callado.

Hey, you've been very quiet.

— स्वदेस (2004)

¿Durante cuánto tiempo has estado enseñando inglés?

How long have you been teaching English?

Has estado muy bien, hoy.

You've been very good today.

¿En qué planeta has estado viviendo?

What planet have you been living on?

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

Has estado perfecta.

You were perfect.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Demasiado tiempo has estado sentado en las sombras.

You've been sitting in the shadows for too long.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Me han dicho que has estado enferma.

I’ve been told that you’ve been ill.

Si no has estado abajo, ¿cómo saber cuándo estás arriba?

If you haven't been down, how do you know when you're up?

— State and Main (2000)

Alice, tú has estado en Inglaterra y hablas bien el idioma.

Alice, you've been to England and you speak the language well.

— Henry V (1989)

phrase Common #9,595
you have been Often followed by a gerund to describe an action that has been ongoing, as in “has estado hablando” (“you have been talking”).
SP: Has estado trabajando mucho últimamente.
EN: You have been working a lot lately.

Lo conoces, porque te has estado acostando con él.

You know him, because you've been sleeping with him.

— Temporada de Sangre (2025)

Hijo, ¿has estado cuidando de tu hermano?

Son, have you been taking care of your brother?

— Carandiru (2003)

Piensa en toda la diversión de la que te has estado perdiendo.

Think of all the fun you've been missing out on.

Has estado bebiendo de nuevo todo el día, ¿verdad, Debraj?

You've been drinking all day again, haven't you, Debraj?

No has estado jodiendo, ¡así que tira!

You haven't been messing around, so just go!

— El odio (1995)

¿Por qué has estado viendo todo esto?

Why have you been watching all this?

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

Has estado soñando.

You've been dreaming.

¿Te has estado peleando?

Have you been fighting?

— Chungking Express (1994)

Sé que has estado intentando ayudar.

I know you've been trying to help.

¿Qué has estado estudiando?

What have you been studying?

— Whiplash: Música y Obsesión (2014)

Has estado engañando a mi hijo todo este tiempo.

You've been deceiving my son all this time.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

¿Cuánto tiempo me has estado espiando?

How long have you been spying on me?

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Has estado practicando ese discurso, ¿verdad?

You've been practicing that speech, haven't you?

— Proyecto: El Internado (2026)

Te has estado divirtiendo todo este tiempo.

You've been having fun all this time.

Has estado actuando muy extraño.

You've been acting very strange.

— Tu nombre (2016)

Has estado cocinando un producto de primera.

You have been cooking a first-class product.

Has estado mirando la playa durante dos días ya.

You've been looking at the beach for two days now.

— Acantilado Rojo (2008)

¿No le has estado hablando a él y a sus amigos de ir a América?

Haven’t you been talking to him and his friends about going to America?

— स्वदेस (2004)

Has estado orando tan duro, que no lo notaste.

You've been praying so hard, you didn't notice.

— El Auto De La Compadecida (2000)

Has estado bebiendo.

You've been drinking.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Me has estado torturando desde la mañana por un malentendido.

You've been torturing me since this morning because of a misunderstanding.

— Fue solo un accidente (2025)

La has estado viendo.

You've been watching her.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Sé lo que has estado planeando con Jai.

I know what you've been planning with Jai.

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)

Has estado ocultando cosas.

You've been hiding things.

— Delicatessen (1991)

¿Te has estado viendo otra vez con el Príncipe?

Have you been seeing the Prince again?

— La maldición de la flor dorada (2006)

Has estado recolectando pájaros.

You have been collecting birds.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Se mira qué has estado comprando.

You can see what you've been buying.

Da la impresión de que has estado llorando.

It looks like you've been crying.

Has estado mirando mis cosas.

You've been looking through my things.

— Happy together (1997)

Piénsalo, has estado dando datos falsos a los japoneses.

Think about it: you've been giving false data to the Japanese.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Dice que has estado viniendo y ayudando mucho.

He says you've been coming around and helping a lot.

— Drive: El Escape (2011)

Has estado viendo esto durante dos horas.

You've been watching this for two hours.

— Las Travesuras de una Sirena (2016)

Si no terminas, caray, has estado hablando una eternidad.

If you don't finish, damn it, you've been talking for ages.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

No has estado escuchando.

You haven't been listening.

¿Por qué me has estado ignorando?

Why have you been ignoring me?

Has estado retrasando el dólar por meses.

You've been holding back the dollar for months.

— Die Fälscher (2007)

¿Me has estado siguiendo?

Have you been following me?

— Abre los ojos (1997)

¿Qué has estado comiendo?

What have you been eating?

— Despedidas (2008)

¿Tú has estado jugando con mi teléfono?

Have you been playing with my phone?

— Tu nombre (2016)

Has estado dando vueltas por mucho tiempo.

You've been hanging around for a long time.

Oh, es por eso que te has estado escondiendo.

Oh, that's why you've been hiding.

— Chungking Express (1994)

¿Cuánto tiempo lo has estado buscando?

How long have you been looking for it?

Parece como que has estado llorando.

It looks like you've been crying.

¡Así que me has estado mintiendo todo el tiempo!

So you've been lying to me this whole time!

— Lo que el corazón desea (2001)