we were at the beach

estábamos en la playa

we were at the beach(wi wuhr aht thuh bich)

phrase

1. (long or undefined period of time)

a. estábamos en la playa

The weather was nice while we were at the beach.

Hacía buen tiempo mientras estábamos en la playa.

2. (short or defined period of time)

a. estuvimos en la playa

We were at the beach for three hours yesterday and we spent an hour swimming.

Estuvimos en la playa durante tres horas ayer y pasamos una hora nadando.