How to conjugate estar in Indicative Past Perfect in Spanish

estar
irregular verb

Estar is an irregular verb used to indicate temporary states, locations, or conditions. It is also used in forming the present continuous tense and certain idiomatic expressions.

How to conjugate estar in Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

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Indicative Past Perfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
había estado
habías estado
Él / Ella / Usted
había estado
Nosotros / Nosotras
habíamos estado
Vosotros / Vosotras
habíais estado
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
habían estado

Examples of estar in Indicative Past Perfect

Yo
Yo había estado en esa ciudad antes.
I had been in that city before.
Tú habías estado enfermo la semana pasada.
You had been sick last week.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella había estado en la reunión temprano.
She had been at the meeting early.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros habíamos estado esperando mucho tiempo.
We had been waiting for a long time.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros habíais estado en esa ciudad antes.
You all had been in that city before.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos habían estado en la playa todo el día.
They had been at the beach all day.

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