This is the 7072nd most frequent Spanish word.
estábamos
"We were" (past tense of estar).
The word 'estábamos' indicates an ongoing past action or state during a specific past time (imperfect tense).
Cuando estábamos en la playa, comenzó a llover.
When we were at the beach, it started raining.
Here, 'estábamos' is used to describe an ongoing mental action in the past.
Estábamos pensando en salir, pero decidimos quedarnos.
We were thinking about going out, but we decided to stay.
In this sentence, 'estábamos' describes a condition or state in the past.