was sick
I was sick.
Não sabia que estava doente, então não o visitei no hospital.
I didn’t know he was sick, so I didn’t visit him in the hospital.
A Sra. Glasser estava doente e houve confusão com a substituta real.
Mrs. Glasser was sick, and there was confusion about the actual substitute.
— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)
Eu não estava na escola porque eu estava doente.
I wasn't at school because I was sick.
Já que a minha mãe estava doente, fiquei em casa em vez de ir à escola.
Since my mother was sick, I stayed home instead of going to school.
Toda a família estava doente de cama.
The whole family was sick and bedridden.
Minha mãe já estava doente e não saía de casa.
My mother was already ill and wouldn't leave the house.
— O Sacrifício (1986)
O Tom estava doente na cama domingo passado.
Tom was sick in bed last Sunday.