he wanted to be

quería ser

he wanted to be(hi wan-dihd tu bi)

phrase

1. (he wanted to become; long or undefined period of time)

a. quería ser

Elio knew he wanted to be a drummer from an early age.

Elio sabía que quería ser tamborero desde una edad temprana.

2. (he wanted to go to a place; long or undefined period of time)

a. quería estar

Juan sends his best. He wanted to be here, but he has to work.

Juan les manda saludos. Quería estar aquí, pero tiene que trabajar.

3. (he wanted to become; short or defined period of time)

a. quiso ser

Larry wanted to be a pirate for Halloween, so he bought an eye patch, a striped shirt, and a cutlass.

Larry quiso ser pirata para Halloween, así que se compró un parche, una camisa de rayas y un sable.

4. (he wanted to go to a place; short or undefined period of time)

a. quiso estar

I wasn’t expecting my dad to make it to my baseball game. - He wanted to be there, so he took the afternoon off.

No esperaba que mi papá fuera a mi partido de beisbol. - Bueno, quiso estar ahí, así que se tomó la tarde libre.