YOU SAID:

When I met him, he was in a bad emotional state.

INTO JAPANESE

私が彼に会ったとき、彼は悪い感情的な状態にありました。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He was in a bad emotional state when I met him.

INTO JAPANESE

私が彼に会ったとき彼は悪い感情的な状態にあった。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He was in a bad emotional state when I met him.