ero stanco

was tired

→ essere

phrase Uncommon #13,398

was tired Used to say you felt tired in the past. The subject is usually implied by the verb ending, so the explicit "io" is often unnecessary.

IT: Ero stanco dopo il viaggio.

EN: I was tired after the trip.

Io ho detto che ero stanco.

I said I was tired.

Io ero stanco.

I was tired.

Gli dissi che non ero stanco.

I told him I wasn't tired.

Ero stanco oggi.

I was tired today.

Sono andato a letto presto perché ero stanco.

I went to bed early because I was tired.

Gli ho detto che non ero stanco.

I told him I wasn't tired.

Io ero stanco e avevo freddo.

I was tired and cold.

Dato che ero stanco, mi sono riposato.

Since I was tired, I rested.

Ero stanco, quindi sono andato a letto.

I was tired, so I went to bed.

Ho detto loro che non ero stanco.

I told them I wasn’t tired.

Dissi a Tom che ero stanco.

I told Tom I was tired.

Dopo la giornata di lavoro ero stanco morto.

After a day at work, I was dead tired.

Io ero stanco morto.

I was dead tired.

Sono andato a dormire presto perché ero stanco.

I went to sleep early because I was tired.

Ero stanco dopo averlo fatto.

I was tired after doing that.

Siccome ero stanco, mi sono riposato.

Since I was tired, I rested.

Io ero stanco a causa del mio lavoro.

I was tired because of my work.

Ero stanco, ma ho continuato a lavorare.

I was tired, but I kept working.

Dissi a Tom che non ero stanco.

I told Tom that I wasn’t tired.

Dissi loro che non ero stanco.

I told them I wasn’t tired.

Io ero stanco la scorsa notte.

I was tired last night.

Ero stanco di dover sempre leccare il culo alla gente.

I was tired of always having to kiss people's ass.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Ero stanco, quindi sono andato dritto a letto.

I was tired, so I went straight to bed.