Sentence examples of "era" in Spanish with translation "time"

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Yo era un estudiante entonces. I was a student at that time.
Era solo cuestión de tiempo. It was just a matter of time
Ya era tarde cuando me desperté. By the time I woke up, it was late already.
Antiguamente, Nigeria era una colonia británica. At one time Nigeria was a British colony.
Yo era estudiante en esa época. I was a student at that time.
Era casi mediodía cuando Tom despertó. It was almost noon by the time Tom woke up.
En ese tiempo ella era estudiante en Yale. At that time, she was a student at Yale.
¿Qué hora era cuando entraste en el edificio? What time was it when you entered the building?
Tom decidió que era hora de irse a dormir. Tom decided it was time to go to sleep.
Ya era hora de que fueras a la peluquería. It's about time you went to the barber's.
Jane dijo que era hora de irse a casa. Jane said that it was time to go home.
Tom revisó su reloj para ver qué hora era. Tom checked his watch to see what time it was.
Esa vez, Tom era la única persona en el cuarto. Tom was the only person in the room at the time.
No me podía imaginar lo cruel que él era entonces. I could not image how cruel he was at that time.
Tom se dio cuenta de que era hora de irse. Tom realized it was time to go.
Para la hora que era, el supermercado estaba relativamente vacío. Considering what time it was, the supermarket was relatively empty.
En ese tiempo México aún no era independiente de España. At that time Mexico was not yet independent of Spain.
No era la primera vez que Tom conducía un deportivo. It wasn't Tom's first time to drive a sports car.
Era un examen tan difícil que no tuvimos tiempo de terminarlo. It was such a hard test that we did not have time to finish.
Todo lo que él quería era tiempo para terminar su pintura. All he wanted was time to finish his painting.
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