No estuve aquí ayer.

Question

No estuve aquí ayer.

I was not here yesterday.

Thank You

Answer 1

I would say "No estaba aquí ayer" because you are not talking about a specific time period, just yesterday in general.

Answer 2

Clue words for preterite/imperfect

I would say "No estaba aquí ayer" because you are not talking about a specific time period

Ayer is a clue word for using the preterite. So, therefore, what you had originally

No estuve aquí ayer.

is correct.

I'd definitely use the preterite.

Its not a specific amount of time. If you said yesterday from a specific time to a specific time then you would use the preterite. - pescador1, Jun 7, 2011

Answer 3

Actualmente, yo usaría el pretérito porque «Ayer» normalmente significa que usted debe userlo. Por ejemplo, sí you quise decir «Yesterday, I was at the store», diría «Ayer, estuve a la tienda». Porque «estar» significa «to be» y el pretérito en ingles de ese verb es «was». Entónces, es correcto. (You are right.)