The past continuous tense (estaba)

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to evacuate
evacuar
Yesterday afternoon, we were evacuating the office.
Ayer por la tarde estábamos evacuando la oficina.
the panic
el pánico
The director was shouting in panic.
La directora estaba gritando de pánico.
the alarm
la alarma
to ring / to sound (a certain way)
sonar
The alarm was ringing in the dark hallway.
La alarma estaba sonando en el pasillo oscuro.
to tremble
temblar
The alarm was ringing and I was trembling with fear.
La alarma estaba sonando y yo estaba temblando de miedo.
frightened
asustado
You were trembling because you were very frightened.
Estabais temblando porque estabais muy asustados.
the fire (destructive)
el incendio
The frightened girls were crying because of the fire.
Las niñas asustadas estaban llorando por el incendio.
The firefighters were putting out the office fire.
Los bomberos estaban apagando el incendio de la oficina.
the fire extinguisher
el extintor
to save (from danger, rescue)
salvar
The boss was looking for the fire extinguisher to save the documents.
La jefa estaba buscando el extintor para salvar los documentos.
Who was using the fire extinguisher yesterday?
¿Quién estaba usando el extintor ayer?
The doctor was saving the patient and evacuating the floor.
La médica estaba salvando al paciente y evacuando la planta.
I am a nurse and I was explaining it to the patient.
Soy enfermera y se lo estaba explicando al paciente.
the emergency
la emergencia
Have you ever been in such a serious emergency?
¿Has estado alguna vez en una emergencia tan grave?
In the emergency, the boss was calling the police.
En la emergencia, la jefa estaba llamando a la policía.
The employee was trembling because of the panic.
El empleado estaba temblando por el pánico.