The document contains examples of sentences using the Spanish past tense verb form "estar" + "gerund" to express that someone was doing an activity in the past. Each sentence provides an example of an everyday activity with either "estar" + "gerund" to affirm it happened or "no estar" + "gerund" to deny it happened. The sentences cover common daily activities like reading, homework, painting, dancing, cooking, eating, working, walking, cycling, and dental campaigns.
The document contains examples of sentences using the Spanish past tense verb form "estar" + "gerund" to express that someone was doing an activity in the past. Each sentence provides an example of an everyday activity with either "estar" + "gerund" to affirm it happened or "no estar" + "gerund" to deny it happened. The sentences cover common daily activities like reading, homework, painting, dancing, cooking, eating, working, walking, cycling, and dental campaigns.
The document contains examples of sentences using the Spanish past tense verb form "estar" + "gerund" to express that someone was doing an activity in the past. Each sentence provides an example of an everyday activity with either "estar" + "gerund" to affirm it happened or "no estar" + "gerund" to deny it happened. The sentences cover common daily activities like reading, homework, painting, dancing, cooking, eating, working, walking, cycling, and dental campaigns.
She was reading a book. She wasn´t reading a book.
Yo estuve haciendo tareas ayer.
I was doing homework yesterday. I wasn´t doing homework yesterday.
Mi hermana estuvo pintando un paisaje.
My sister was painting a landscape. My sister wasn´t painting a landscape.
Mi hermano estuvo bailando ayer.
My brother was dancing yesterday. My brother wasn´t dancing yesterday.
Dana estuvo cocinando un pastel en la mañana.
Dana was cooking a cake in the morning. Dana wasn´t cooking a cake in the morning.
Mi mama y yo estuvimos comiendo helado en el parque.
My mom and I were eating ice-cream in the park. My mom and I weren´t eating ice-cream in the park. Los profesores estuvieron trabajando mucho. The teachers were working hard. The teachers weren´t working hard.
El carpintero estuvo trabajando en su carpintería todo el día.
The carpenter was working on his carpentry all day. The carpenter wasn´t working on his carpentry all day.
Mi familia y yo estuvimos caminando en el centro comercial.
My family and I were walking in the mall. My family and I weren´t walking in the mall.
Mi papa estuvo montando cicla.
My father was riding cycle. My father wasn´t riding cycle.
Los odontólogos estuvieron trabajando en la campaña oral el mes
pasado. Dentists were working on the oral campaign last month. Dentists weren´t working on the oral campaign last month.