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hubiera estado

would have been

→ haber
phrase Uncommon #15,474
would have been Used in hypothetical or contrary-to-fact situations, often in a clause with “if.”
SP: La casa hubiera estado más limpia con ayuda.
EN: The house would have been cleaner with help.

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

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

— Anora (2024)

Con"papá"hubiera estado mejor.

It would have been better with “Dad.”

— Anaconda (2025)

Ella luce como si hubiera estado enferma por un largo tiempo.

She looks as if she's been sick for a long time.

Ojalá hubiera estado en la iglesia.

I wish I had been in church.

— State and Main (2000)

Parecía como si hubiera estado enfermo.

He looked as if he had been ill.

Como si hubiera estado aquí en la antigüedad.

As if I had been here in ancient times.

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

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

Habría sido más fácil leer las palabras si uno hubiera estado dentro de la nave.

It would have been easier to read the words if you had been inside the ship.

Ella habla como si hubiera estado en Francia.

She speaks as if she's been to France.

Tom quizá se hubiera comido el estofado si hubiera estado menos salado.

Tom might have eaten the stew if it had been less salty.

Pero hubiera estado mejor sola que contigo.

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

— Eternidad (2025)

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)

Parece como si nunca hubiera estado.

It seems as if it had never been there.

— Sin Amor (2017)

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.

— Estallido mortal (1981)

Si hubiera estado ahí, me hubiera esperado a mí.

If he had been there, he would have waited for me.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Tu padre hubiera estado orgulloso hoy.

Your father would have been proud today.

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

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

Lo vi como si yo hubiera estado ahí.

I saw it as if I had been there.

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 contigo entonces.

I wish I had been with you then.

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

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

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)

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.

Si hubiera estado contigo, te habría ayudado.

If I had been with you, I would have helped you.

Ojalá hubiera estado ahí contigo.

I wish I had been there with you.

Hubiera estado mejor si no lo hubieras dicho.

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