Sentence examples of "was" in English

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I was at the party. Ero alla festa.
the staff was very nice il personale è stato molto simpatico
He saw he was wrong. Ha visto di aver avuto torto.
Was it cold last night? Faceva freddo la scorsa notte?
My success was mainly due to your help. Il mio successo è dovuto principalmente al tuo aiuto.
It was less than fifteen dollars. È costato meno di quindici dollari.
Tom thought that Mary was probably still somewhere in Boston. Tom pensò che Mary probabilmente si trovava ancora da qualche parte a Boston.
He was able to reduce taxes. Riuscì a ridurre le tasse.
The fat woman was holding a monkey. La donna obesa teneva una scimmia in braccio.
Barbara was killed by Alister. Barbara è stata uccisa da Alister.
When was this novel published? Quando è stato pubblicato questo romanzo?
Nobody was hungry except me. Non aveva fame nessuno tranne me.
It was very cold yesterday morning. Faceva molto freddo ieri mattina.
It was bound to happen and finally it did. Doveva succedere e finalmente è successo.
The mountain path was under a blanket of leaves, soft and easy to walk on. Il sentiero di montagna si trovava sotto una coperta di foglie, morbida e facile da percorrere.
Tom was able to make himself understood in French when he visited Paris. Tom riuscì a farsi capire in francese quando visito Parigi.
He was holding a pen in his hand. Teneva in mano una penna.
His advice was very helpful. Il suo consiglio fu di molto aiuto.
He was going to school. Stava andando a scuola.
He was right after all. Aveva ragione alla fin fine.
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