How do you conjugate Estar in the preterite tense?

Estar is irregular in the preterite tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Estar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo estuve I was
estuviste you were
él estuvo he/she/it was
nosotros estuvimos we were
vosotros estuvisteis you were
ellos estuvieron they were

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Negative Estar Preterite Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no estuve I was not
no estuviste you were not
él no estuvo he/she/it was not
nosotros no estuvimos we were not
vosotros no estuvisteis you were not
ellos no estuvieron they were not