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.
You should move to Japan!