era occupato

was busy

→ essere
phrase Uncommon #20,558
was busy Refers to a male person or masculine subject; the feminine form is “era occupata.”
IT: Marco era occupato ieri.
EN: Marco was busy yesterday.

Tom non era occupato come Mary mi ha detto che sarebbe stato.

Tom wasn't as busy as Mary told me he would be.

Era occupato con i suoi compiti.

He was busy with his homework.

Gli ho detto che era occupato.

I told him I was busy.

Tom probabilmente era occupato.

Tom was probably busy.

Quand'era occupato ieri?

When was he busy yesterday?

Lui era occupato ieri pomeriggio.

He was busy yesterday afternoon.

So che Tom era occupato.

I know Tom was busy.

Lo scoiattolo era occupato a raccogliere noci.

The squirrel was busy collecting nuts.

Era occupato coi McBain.

He was busy with the McBains.

— C'era una volta il West (1968)

Tom era occupato allora.

Tom was busy then.

Era occupato ieri pomeriggio.

He was busy yesterday afternoon.

Tom disse a Mary che non era occupato.

Tom told Mary that he wasn't busy.

Ogni posto era occupato.

Every seat was taken.

Sapevo che Tom non era occupato.

I knew Tom wasn't busy.

Era occupato a leggere il Corano.

He was busy reading the Quran.