When to Use Estado?
Estado & Sido They Are Being What They Always [Have] Been. .. . They Are Doing as They Always [Have] Been. Están Como Siempre [They Have] Estado. He Has Been...
- They are being what they always [have] been. ...
- They are doing as they always [have] been. Están como siempre [they have] estado.
- He has been fine. Ha estado bien.
- He's very well, as always [he has] been. Está muy bien, como siempre [he has] estado.
- The [ladies have] been with the [man].
Why is estaba used?
Estaba is used when you want to talk about a context that is continuous in time, a determinant of the situation that you are talking about, determining 'where you were", or what you were doing. Examples: Yo estaba solo ayer en el examen: I was alone yesterday during the test.
When should por be used?
In Spanish, por and para can be used to describe travel or motion. A simple rule to remember when to use the two prepositions is that por refers to travel/motion through a place or location while para refers to the destination of a journey.
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