Sentence examples of "estaba" in Spanish

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El palacio estaba cautelosamente resguardado. The palace was heavily guarded.
Nos quedamos en casa porque estaba lloviendo. We stayed at home because it was raining.
Él estaba tocando el piano. He was playing the piano.
Me quedé en casa porque estaba lloviendo. I stayed home because it was raining.
Él estaba en la tienda. He was at the store.
Como estaba lloviendo, me quedé en casa. Since it was raining, I stayed home.
Ella estaba verde de envidia. She was green with jealousy.
Me quedé en casa porque estaba enferma. I stayed at home because I was sick.
Él estaba apenado de interrumpirte. He was ashamed of troubling you.
Como estaba lloviendo, nos quedamos en casa. Since it was raining, we stayed at home.
Mucha gente le estaba esperando. A lot of people were waiting for him.
El clima estaba muy bueno para quedarse dentro. It was too nice a day to stay inside.
El semáforo estaba en rojo. The signal was red.
Estaba lloviendo, así que me quedé en casa. It was raining, so I stayed home.
¡Obviamente estaba un poco distraída! I was obviously a little distracted!
Catalina se quedó bajo techo porque estaba lloviendo. Catherine stayed indoors because it was raining.
Él estaba absorto escuchando música. He was absorbed in listening to the music.
Mi sobrino estaba acostumbrado a quedarse despierto hasta tarde. My nephew was accustomed to staying up late.
Ella estaba de mal humor. She was in a bad temper.
Tom quería que Mary se quedara donde estaba hasta que él regresara. Tom wanted Mary to stay where she was until he got back.
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