was crying
La gente estaba llorando por la noticia de su muerte.
People were crying at the news of his death.
My mother was crying.
Cuando se alzó el telón, vi que mucha gente estaba llorando.
When the curtain rose, I saw that many people were crying.
— Deseo, peligro (2007)
Ella estaba llorando en su habitación.
She was crying in her room.
Tom estaba llorando.
Tom was crying.
My girlfriend was crying.
Tom no sabía la razón por que Mary estaba llorando.
Tom didn’t know why Mary was crying.
He was crying.
She was crying last night.