were present
Erano presenti tutti i membri alla riunione?
Were all members present at the meeting?
Non tutti gli studenti erano presenti.
Not all students were present.
Quante persone erano presenti al convegno?
How many people were present at the conference?
Tutte le studentesse erano presenti.
All the students were present.
Erano presenti quaranta persone.
Forty people were present.
Non tutti gli studenti erano presenti in classe.
Not all students were present in class.
David e Keith erano presenti, vestiti di tutto punto.
David and Keith were there, dressed to the nines.
Erano presenti i miei genitori e molti dei loro amici.
My parents and many of their friends were there.
— Quando c'era Marnie (2014)