Señor, recibimos una llamada de un caballero mientras usted estuvo ausente.

Sentence Discussions Spanish
#1
English Sentence

A gentleman called in your absence, sir.

I would like to use estaba instead of estuvo here. :thinking:

My thinking is that “mientras usted estaba ausente” sets the background for the gentleman’s call.

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#2
English Translation

A gentleman called in your absence, sir.

I agree but my question is why do we use recibimos instead of recibio?

#3

I think the setting is a hotel or similar, so “we” is the reception staff.