era inocente

was innocent

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was innocent Used to describe someone who was not guilty or had done nothing wrong.
SP: Pensé que era inocente hasta que vi las pruebas.
EN: I thought he was innocent until I saw the evidence.

Una prueba de ADN mostró que era inocente.

A DNA test showed that he was innocent.

Mi hijo era inocente.

My son was innocent.

Creían que Hideko era inocente.

They believed Hideko was innocent.

— La doncella (2016)

Tom la convenció a Mary de que John era inocente.

Tom convinced Mary that John was innocent.

Él sostenía que era inocente.

He maintained that he was innocent.

La adolescente insistió en que era inocente de haber hecho trampas.

The teenager insisted she was innocent of cheating.

Tom dijo que era inocente.

Tom said he was innocent.

La joven insistió que era inocente de hacer trampa.

The young woman insisted she was innocent of cheating.

Era inocente, pero no tenía coartada.

He was innocent, but he had no alibi.

Tom sabía que Mary era inocente.

Tom knew that Mary was innocent.

Tom era inocente.

Tom was innocent.

Tom supo que Mary era inocente.

Tom knew that Mary was innocent.

Tomás dijo que era inocente.

Tomás said he was innocent.

Sabías que era inocente, ¿verdad?

You knew he was innocent, right?

Él era inocente del crimen.

He was innocent of the crime.