How to Say ‘You were there’ in Spain Spanish
Estuviste allí
es-too-BEES-teh ah-YEE
[es-too-BEES-teh ah-YEE]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish uses estar, not ser, for being in a place. Estuviste treats your time there as finished and done.
Phrase Breakdown
Estuviste
[es-too-BEES-teh]
you were
Preterite of 'estar' (tú), for a finished period.
¿Estuviste en la reunión?
Were you at the meeting?
allí
[ah-YEE]
there
Refers to a place far from the speaker.
El coche está allí.
The car is there.
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