hubiera estado

had been

→ haber

phrase Uncommon #17,011

had been Also used in contexts like 'would have been' depending on the sentence. This is the imperfect subjunctive of 'haber' + past participle of 'estar'.

SP: Si hubiera estado en casa, te habría llamado.

EN: If I had been home, I would have called you.

Es como si hubiera estado dormido, todos estos años.

It's as if I had been asleep all these years.

— La canción del mar (2014)

De no haber sido por tu consejo, él hubiera estado arruinado.

If it hadn't been for your advice, he would have been ruined.

Hubiera estado mejor si no lo hubieras dicho.

It would have been better if you hadn't said it.

No, para mí la cárcel toda la vida hubiera estado bien.

No, for me, prison for life would have been fine.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Ojalá hubiera estado contigo entonces.

I wish I had been with you then.

Si yo hubiera estado aquí, te habría advertido del peligro.

If I had been here, I would have warned you of the danger.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Sabes, si Garnik no hubiera estado, me habrías violado.

You know, if Garnik hadn't been there, you would've raped me.

— Anora (2024)

Si yo no hubiera estado ahí para sacarte del río, ahora estarías muerta.

If I hadn't been there to pull you out of the river, you'd be dead now.

— Impacto (1981)

Tu padre hubiera estado orgulloso hoy.

Your father would have been proud today.

Parece como si nunca hubiera estado.

It seems as if it had never been there.

— Sin amor (2017)

Si el clima hubiera estado bien ayer, él hubiera ido al zoológico.

If the weather had been nice yesterday, he would have gone to the zoo.

Ojalá hubiera estado con ella entonces.

I wish I had been with her then.

Parecía como si hubiera estado enfermo.

He looked as if he had been ill.

Nada habría cambiado aunque yo hubiera estado presente en la reunión.

Nothing would have changed even if I had been present at the meeting.

Si mi madre hubiera estado todavía viva, me habría ayudado en aquel entonces.

If my mother had still been alive, she would have helped me back then.

Pero hubiera estado mejor sola que contigo.

But I would have been better off alone than with you.

— Eternity (2025)

Lo vi como si yo hubiera estado ahí.

I saw it as if I had been there.

Ojalá hubiera estado ahí contigo.

I wish I had been there with you.

De no haber sido por tu ayuda, él hubiera estado arruinado.

If it hadn't been for your help, he would have been ruined.

Ojalá hubiera estado en la iglesia.

I wish I had been in church.

— State and Main (2000)