was empty
The box wasn’t empty.
Ho aperto la scatola, però era vuota.
I opened the box, but it was empty.
La scatola che trovò lei era vuota.
The box she found was empty.
La scatola era vuota quando la aprii.
The box was empty when I opened it.
La scatola era vuota quando l'ho aperta.
The box was empty when I opened it.
That house was empty.
La scatola che trovò lui era vuota.
The box he found was empty.