YOU SAID:

When I tried to stop by the store on my way home, the store was closed.

INTO JAPANESE

帰りに店に立ち寄ろうとしたら、店は閉まっていた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I tried to stop by the store on my way home, but the store was closed.

INTO JAPANESE

帰りに店に立ち寄ろうとしたが、店は閉まっていた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I tried to stop by the store on my way home, but the store was closed.