was joking
Quizás ese Harry Potter de la gasolinera no estaba bromeando.
Maybe that Harry Potter from the gas station wasn't joking.
— Los muertos no mueren (2019)
I was just joking.
Probablemente Tom estaba bromeando.
Tom was probably joking.
Tom no estaba bromeando.
Tom wasn't joking.
Pensé que Tom estaba bromeando.
I thought Tom was joking.