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you were eating
-estabas comiendo
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you were eating
-estuviste comiendo
Past progressiveconjugation ofeat.There are other translations for this conjugation.

you were eating

you were eating(
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dihng
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. estabas comiendo
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
You look bad in this picture because you were eating when I took it.Te ves mal en esta foto porque estabas comiendo cuando la tomé.
b. estaba comiendo
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
(formal)
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
(singular)
What was the sandwich you were eating earlier? I want to order myself one.¿Cuál fue el sándwich que estaba comiendo antes? Quiero pedirme uno.
a. estaban comiendo
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
(plural)
Excuse me, I didn't mean to interrupt you while you were eating.Perdón, no quise interrumpirlos mientras estaban comiendo.
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