hubiera estado allí

had been there

→ haber

phrase Uncommon #12,614

had been there Often used in hypothetical or subjunctive contexts; the example sentences use other forms of “estar” with “estado allí,” not this exact phrase.

SP: Si hubiera estado allí, te habría ayudado.

EN: If I had been there, I would have helped you.

Ojalá él hubiera estado allí.

I wish he had been there.

Eso solo puede saberlo alguien que hubiera estado allí y nos hubiera visto.

Only someone who had been there and seen us would know that.

— Zeta (2026)

¿Si él hubiera estado allí, habrías querido venir?

If he’d been there, would you have wanted to come?

Ojalá hubiera estado allí contigo.

I wish I had been there with you.

Si Tom hubiera estado allí, no habría sucedido.

If Tom had been there, it wouldn’t have happened.

Lo hubiera hecho yo solo si Tom no hubiera estado allí.

I would have done it myself if Tom hadn’t been there.

Si no hubiera estado allí, ¿podría haberle gustado a Mido?

Would Mido have liked them if I hadn't been there?

— Oldboy: Cinco días para vengarse (2003)

Ojalá hubiera estado allí.

I wish I had been there.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

Aunque fui el último en llegar, me trataron como si hubiera estado allí desde el comienzo.

Although I was the last to arrive, they treated me as if I had been there from the beginning.

Si yo hubiera estado allí para ella, tal vez me lo habría contado.

If I had been there for her, maybe she would have told me.

— Sin piedad (2026)