era pronto

was ready

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phrase Uncommon #14,688

was ready The phrase is the imperfect tense of essere pronto. Depending on context, it can mean “was ready” or “was prepared”; with ne, it can mean “was ready for it.”

IT: Quando sono arrivato, il pranzo era pronto.

EN: When I arrived, lunch was ready.

Era pronto per tutti noi.

He was ready for all of us.

— Norimberga (2025)

Tom non era pronto.

Tom wasn't ready.

Il cibo di Ziri era pronto.

Ziri's food was ready.

Io gliel'ho detto che Tom era pronto.

I told him/her that Tom was ready.

Non ne era pronto.

He wasn't ready for it.

Lui era pronto.

He was ready.

Tom disse a Mary che era pronto.

Tom told Mary he was ready.

Io te l'ho detto che Tom era pronto.

I told you that Tom was ready.

Tom era pronto per cantare.

Tom was ready to sing.

Era pronto per la scuola.

He was ready for school.

Tom non era pronto a morire.

Tom wasn't ready to die.

Lui non ne era pronto.

He wasn't ready for it.

Tutto era pronto.

Everything was ready.

Tom era pronto a lavorare.

Tom was ready to work.

Sami era pronto ad uccidere Layla.

Sami was ready to kill Layla.

Tom mi disse che tutto era pronto.

Tom told me everything was ready.

Era pronto a esplodere.

It was ready to explode.

Tom non era pronto a farlo.

Tom wasn't ready to do it.

Dadinho era pronto a fare qualsiasi cosa.

Dadinho was ready to do anything.

— City of God (2002)

Non era pronto.

He wasn't ready.

— Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man (2026)

Tom era pronto.

Tom was ready.