was scared
Pareceu que ele estava assustado.
He seemed scared.
You were scared, weren't you?
Tom admitiu que estava assustado.
Tom admitted he was scared.
Tom também estava assustado.
Tom was scared too.
You were scared.
Tom não estava assustado, mas Mary estava.
Tom wasn't scared, but Mary was.
Eu não acho que Tom estava assustado.
I don't think Tom was scared.