шутил

Я же шутил.

I was just kidding.

— Славные парни (1990)

Может, тот Гарри Поттер с заправки вовсе не шутил.

Maybe that Harry Potter from the gas station wasn’t joking after all.

— Мёртвые не умирают (2019)

Надеюсь, Том шутил.

I hope Tom was joking.

Я шутил.

I was joking.

Том просто шутил.

Tom was just joking.

Я просто шутил, даже если это была бы правда, кто поверит в такую чушь?

I was just joking—even if it were true, who would believe such nonsense?

— Вопль (2016)

Том, вероятно, не шутил.

Tom probably wasn't joking.

Я только шутил.

I was just joking.

Он не шутил.

He wasn't joking.

Я шутил, когда говорил это.

I was joking when I said that.