j'étais là
I was there three days.
J'y suis resté trois jours.
I was glad I was there.
J’étais content d’être là.
I was there all the time.
J'étais là tout le temps.
I was there when you came to my father's Council.
J’étais là quand tu es venu au conseil de mon père.
— Dune (2021)
Jesus, Prendergast, I was there.
Bon sang, Prendergast, j’y étais.
— Falling Down (1993)
I'm saying I was there.
Je dis que j’y étais.
— Caché (2005)
I was there on vacation.
J’étais là-bas en vacances.
— Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)
But I was there in time.
Mais j’étais là à temps.
— The Fifth Element (1997)
I was there sharp at one.
J'étais là à une heure pile.
— Andhadhun (2018)
I was there as her dad not a cop, to ID her.
J'étais là en tant que père, et non comme policier, pour l'identifier.
— Tell No One (2006)
Well, some smart reporter could figure I was there too, you know.
Enfin, un journaliste malin pourrait comprendre que j’étais là aussi, tu vois.
— Blow Out (1981)
I was there when it happened.
J'étais là quand c'est arrivé.
I was there earlier this year.
J'y suis allé plus tôt cette année.
— Neighboring Sounds (2012)
I was there when she landed.
J’étais là quand elle a atterri.
I was there that night.
J’étais là ce soir-là.
I was there, at that moment.
J’étais là, à ce moment-là.
I was there four years ago for her birthday party.
J’y étais il y a quatre ans pour sa fête d’anniversaire.
— Juno (2007)
Every morning I was there at ten, and every afternoon I left at two.
Chaque matin, j’étais là à dix heures, et chaque après-midi, je partais à deux heures.
I was there, and I was silent.
J'étais là, et je suis resté silencieux.
— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
I was there yesterday.
J’y étais hier.
I was there a few times.
J'y suis allé quelques fois.
— La Dolce Vita (1960)
I was there a year ago.
J’y étais il y a un an.
I was there that day.
J’étais là ce jour-là.
I was there to push people beyond what's expected of them.
J’étais là pour pousser les gens à se dépasser.
— Whiplash (2014)
Yes, I was there too.
Oui, j’y étais aussi.
— The Secret Agent (2025)
I was there the night they hit the tower.
J'étais là la nuit où ils ont frappé la tour.
— Kajaki (2014)
Well, I was there.
Eh bien, j’y étais.
— Hamnet (2025)
You know, I was there that night.
Tu sais, j’étais là ce soir-là.
— Chicago (2002)