were ready
They were ready.
Солдаты были готовы умереть за свою страну.
The soldiers were ready to die for their country.
Гонщики были готовы на рассвете.
The racers were ready at dawn.
— Страх и ненависть в Лас-Вегасе (1998)
Мисс Купер и мисс Бойнтон здесь и важно, чтобы они были готовы.
Miss Cooper and Miss Boynton are here, and it’s important that they be ready.
— Сельма (2014)
Were you ready?
They were not ready.
Мы были готовы попробовать вновь взять тебя к себе, но что скажут соседи?
We were ready to take you back in again, but what will the neighbors say?
— Четыреста ударов (1959)
The children were ready to cry.