ero in

I was in

→ essere
phrase Uncommon #14,859
I was in Used to describe where you were or what state you were in in the past.
IT: Ero in Italia l'estate scorsa.
EN: I was in Italy last summer.

"Quando mi hanno aperto, ero in Scozia, ed ero privo di sensi."

When they operated on me, I was in Scotland and unconscious.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

A quanto pare, Brunel non si era accorto che ero in fase di costruzione.

Apparently, Brunel hadn’t noticed that I was under construction.

Ascolta, due notti fa ero in Piazza San Marco.

Listen, two nights ago I was in St. Mark's Square.

— Tempo d'estate (1955)

Ero in Australia con Tom.

I was in Australia with Tom.

Ero in Australia con lei.

I was in Australia with her.

Ero in Australia l'anno scorso.

I was in Australia last year.

Ero in Australia.

I was in Australia.

Ero in Corea.

I was in Korea.

— Ricchi... da morire - Delitti in famiglia (2026)

Ero in Marina, non ho neanche fatto l'esame.

I was in Marina; I didn’t even take the exam.

— L'odio (1995)

Ero in Svizzera.

I was in Switzerland.

— Il conformista (1971)

Ero in Vietnam.

I was in Vietnam.

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

Ero in congedo.

I was on leave.

Ero in licenza quando ho saputo che era morto.

I was on leave when I heard he had died.

— War Machine (2026)

Ero in malattia per l'influenza.

I was off sick with the flu.

— Parla con lei (2002)

Ero in riunione.

I was in a meeting.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Ero in tempo per il treno.

I was in time for the train.

Ero in un'altra dimensione.

I was in another dimension.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Ero in una riunione dell'IAA.

I was in an IAA meeting.

Ero in vestaglia, in quel momento.

I was in my dressing gown at the time.

— Mystic River (2003)

In quel momento ero in Canada.

At the time I was in Canada.

Oggi ero in congedo.

I was on leave today.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Sì, ero in Africa.

Yes, I was in Africa.

— Il paziente inglese (1996)