Sentence examples of "estaba" in Spanish

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Estaba nevando cuando me desperté. It was snowing when I woke up.
Me quedé en casa porque estaba lloviendo. I stayed home because it was raining.
Es lo que estaba esperando. This is what I was waiting for.
Me quedé en casa porque estaba enferma. I stayed at home because I was sick.
Ayer el viento estaba calmado. There was a calm wind yesterday.
Como estaba lloviendo, me quedé en casa. Since it was raining, I stayed home.
Él estaba sentado tomando vino. He was sitting drinking wine.
Nos quedamos en casa porque estaba lloviendo. We stayed at home because it was raining.
Aunque estaba agotado, continué trabajando. Although I was exhausted, I continued to work.
Como estaba lloviendo, nos quedamos en casa. Since it was raining, we stayed at home.
Él estaba afilando un cuchillo. He was sharpening a knife.
Catalina se quedó bajo techo porque estaba lloviendo. Catherine stayed indoors because it was raining.
Al parecer, ella estaba enferma. It seems that she was ill.
Estaba lloviendo, así que me quedé en casa. It was raining, so I stayed home.
No estaba siguiendo la conversación. I wasn't following the conversation.
El clima estaba muy bueno para quedarse dentro. It was too nice a day to stay inside.
Él estaba cubierto en sudor. He was covered with sweat.
Mi sobrino estaba acostumbrado a quedarse despierto hasta tarde. My nephew was accustomed to staying up late.
¿Qué crees que estaba haciendo? What do you think I've been doing?
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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