No. 7,072 in Spanish

estábamos

"We were" (past tense of estar).

In a sentence

Cuando estábamos en la playa, comenzó a llover.
When we were at the beach, it started raining.
The word 'estábamos' indicates an ongoing past action or state during a specific past time (imperfect tense).
Estábamos pensando en salir, pero decidimos quedarnos.
We were thinking about going out, but we decided to stay.
Here, 'estábamos' is used to describe an ongoing mental action in the past.
Estábamos cansados después de trabajar tantas horas.
We were tired after working so many hours.
In this sentence, 'estábamos' describes a condition or state in the past.

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