I was sleeping from 9 vs I was slept at 9 o'clock

Both phrases are incorrect. The correct way to express this idea is "I was sleeping at 9."

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I was sleeping from 9

This phrase is not correct. The preposition 'from' is not suitable in this context.

The correct preposition to use when indicating the time at which you were sleeping is 'at.'

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I was sleeping in my new jammies.
She was sleeping, I was in my room.
I was sleeping in the dryer and got caught in your sheets.
I was sleeping with the man I love.
I was sleeping 3 feet away from her.
Lulu gave me a manicure while I was sleeping.
Maybe the power entered me while I was sleeping.
She seemed a lot less crazy when I was sleeping with her.
This plane landed while I was sleeping.
While I was sleeping on it, Max.
Some guy kicked in my door while I was sleeping.
I was sleeping, and he was drowning.
I told them I was sleeping downstairs on the couch.
I was sleeping in front of the fireplace when it came in.
He thought I was sleeping, but I heard.
I think somebody trimmed my fingernails while I was sleeping.
When I was sleeping at the hospital, I had this strange dream.
I was sleeping in my bed. when my door opened.
And they always felt like I was sleeping with strangers.
I told Massimo I was sleeping over at Serena's.

Alternatives:

I was sleeping at 9.

I was slept at 9 o'clock

This phrase is not correct. 'Slept' is the past tense of 'sleep,' but in this context, 'sleeping' is the correct form.

The correct way to express this idea is 'I was sleeping at 9.'

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They can be exchanged for tickets starting at 9 o'clock.
Your hit is 10 feet at 9 o'clock.
I've booked three persons at 9 o'clock there.
This train gets to Chicago at 9 o'clock tonight.
Be on the floor at 9 o'clock
Scorer noted 10 feet at 9 o'clock.
At 9 o'clock, turn off the light in Wataru's room.
It's been 10 days since you sleep at 9 o'clock and wake up at midnight.
The woman's driver comes each day at 9 o'clock to take her.
At 9 o'clock, there is a bus trip to Lanzhou
You're to see Trepossi at 9 o'clock.
You're eating paella at 9 o'clock in the morning?
I am very sorry about this but we are going to have to stop the debate at this point and resume it at 9 o'clock this evening.
I slept at college and then I came here for breakfast at 9:30.
Carson, now, I wonder if I could be put on the London train at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning?
You see this lady over here at 9 o'clock?
The man in charge of all this suffering, Rudolf Höss, Commandant of Auschwitz, held routine meetings at 9 o'clock every Tuesday and Friday morning to discuss the running of the camp with his senior officers.
Yesterday I left home at 7 o'clock in the morning and, because of the behaviour of Air France at Charles de Gaulle, I arrived here at 9 o'clock yesterday evening.
We have no difficulty with the debate on the Dankert report beginning at 9 o'clock, provided we can be assured that the senior members of the administration, from the Secretary-General downwards, are here for the discharge debate on Parliament's budget.
Debating one of the most important acts of legislation for two years, at 9 o'clock at night before rows of empty seats, is frankly unworthy of a Parliament and I would like you to mention this fact to our President.

Alternatives:

I was sleeping at 9.

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I was sleeping from 9 vs I was slept at 9 o'clock