quería ver cómo estabas

I wanted to see how you were

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I wanted to see how you were Often used to mean “I wanted to see how you were doing.”

SP: Hola, quería ver cómo estabas después de la entrevista.

EN: Hi, I wanted to see how you were doing after the interview.

I just wanted to see how you were doing.

I'm sorry, I just wanted to see how you were doing.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

I wanted to see how you were.

I just wanted to check on you.