How to say "they were" in Spanish

estaban

esˈtaβan

esˈtaβan

Translation:they were

Part of speech:verb

Estaban is the third person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb 'estar,' used to describe actions or states in the past with no specific endpoint.

Grammar

Tensepast
Person3
Moodindicative
Voiceactive
Simple formestar

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