MIAMI - Sastre9
Instances of estaba for speaker VAL

260VALmy oldest son went through a [/] a little bit once he got to the point queS estabaS dating .
  mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S oldestold.ADJ+ADJ.SUP.[or].oldest.ADJ sonson.N.SG wentwent.V.PAST throughthrough.PREP aa.DET.INDEF aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG onceonce.ADV hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S gotgot.V.PAST toto.PREP thethe.DET.DEF pointpoint.N.SG quethat.PRON.REL estababe.V.13S.IMPERF datingdate.N.SG+V+ING .
  my oldest son went through a little bit once he got to the point that he was dating
365VALporque la amiguita esta que yo vi que estaba con el muchacho ahí .
  porquebecause.CONJ lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG amiguitagirlfriend.N.F.SG.DIM estathis.PRON.DEM.F.SG quethat.PRON.REL yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S visee.V.1S.PAST quethat.CONJ estababe.V.13S.IMPERF conwith.PREP elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG muchachoboy.N.F.SG ahíthere.ADV .
  because this friend of hers that I saw that was with the boy there.
374VAL+< estaba tranquilo .
  estababe.V.13S.IMPERF tranquiloquiet.ADJ.M.SG .
  he stayed still
390VALyo estaba sorprendida .
  yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S estababe.V.13S.IMPERF sorprendidasurprise.V.F.SG.PASTPART .
  I was surprised.
745VALy yo estaba feliz que mi hija no había entrado .
  yand.CONJ yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S estababe.V.13S.IMPERF felizhappy.ADJ.M.SG quethan.CONJ mimy.ADJ.POSS.MF.1S.SG hijadaughter.N.F.SG nonot.ADV habíahave.V.13S.IMPERF entradoenter.V.PASTPART .
  and I was happy that my daughter hadn't gone in.
746VALnoS estabaS felizS puesS they got hurt .
  nonot.ADV estababe.V.13S.IMPERF felizhappy.ADJ.M.SG puesthen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gotgot.V.PAST hurthurt.SV.INFIN .
  I was not happy because they got hurt.
867VALand CarmencitaSE of course estabaS comiendoS suS macaroni and cheese .
  andand.CONJ Carmencitaname ofof.PREP coursecourse.N.SG estababe.V.13S.IMPERF comiendoeat.V.PRESPART suhis.ADJ.POSS.MF.3SP.SG macaronimacaroni.N.SG andand.CONJ cheesecheese.N.SG .
  and Carmencita of course was eating her macaroni and cheese.

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