Sentence examples of "estaba" in Spanish with translation "be"

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El palacio estaba cautelosamente resguardado. The palace was heavily guarded.
Él estaba tocando el piano. He was playing the piano.
Él estaba en la tienda. He was at the store.
Ella estaba verde de envidia. She was green with jealousy.
Él estaba apenado de interrumpirte. He was ashamed of troubling you.
Mucha gente le estaba esperando. A lot of people were waiting for him.
El semáforo estaba en rojo. The signal was red.
¡Obviamente estaba un poco distraída! I was obviously a little distracted!
Él estaba absorto escuchando música. He was absorbed in listening to the music.
Ella estaba de mal humor. She was in a bad temper.
Estaba cansado, pero siguió trabajando. He was tired, but he kept working.
Él estaba rojo de furia. He was blazing with anger.
Ella estaba fregando los platos. She was washing the dishes.
¿Qué piensas que estaba haciendo? What do you think I've been doing?
Él estaba cubierto de lodo. He was covered with mud.
No estaba seguro qué hacer. He was unsure of what to do.
Ella admitió que estaba equivocada. She admitted that she was wrong.
La habitación estaba a oscuras. It was dark in the room.
Yo estaba leyendo el libro. I was reading the book.
Ayer el viento estaba calmado. There was a calm wind yesterday.
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