Estar Preterite Tense  

Spanish Grammar Preterite Tense Verb Estar - to be
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Estar preterite conjugation

Estar is irregular in the preterite.

yo estuve I was
tú estuviste you were
Ud./él/ella estuvo you/he/she was
nosotros/as estuvimos we were
vosotros/as estuvisteis you all were
Uds./ellos/ellas estuvieron you/they were

Sentences using estar in the preterite tense

Yo estuve con una zombie.
     I was with a zombie.

Tú estuviste en el río.
     You were in the river.

Estuvo delicioso.
     It was delicious.

Estuvimos en Madrid.
     We were in Madrid.

Estuvisteis a punto de convencerla.
     You all were about to convince her.

Todos estuvieron invitados menos nosotros.
     All were invited except for us.

Preterite sentences with estuve
Preterite sentences with estuviste
Preterite sentences with estuvo
Preterite sentences with estuvimos
Preterite sentences with estuvieron
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