fosse qui

were here

→ essere

phrase Uncommon #14,458

were here Imperfect subjunctive of essere used after expressions like penso che, volevo che, vorrei che, and aspettarsi che.

IT: Vorrei che Maria fosse qui adesso.

EN: I wish Maria were here now.

Vorrei che lui fosse qui ora.

I wish he was here now.

Sento come se qualcuno fosse qui dalla notte scorsa.

I feel like someone has been here since last night.

— Ferro 3 - La casa vuota (2004)

Io vorrei che Tom fosse qui.

I wish Tom was here.

Ero sorpreso che Tom non fosse qui ieri.

I was surprised that Tom wasn’t here yesterday.

Se solo la signora Sagami fosse qui!

If only Lady Sagami were here!

— La storia della principessa splendente (2013)

Se Juliette fosse qui, saprebbe cosa fare.

If Juliette were here, she would know what to do.

— Tre uomini in fuga (1966)

Penso che Tom fosse qui.

I think Tom was here.

Mi dispiace che Tom non fosse qui.

I'm sorry Tom wasn't here.

Vorrei che lei fosse qui con me.

I wish she was here with me.

Ho pensato che qualcuno fosse qui.

I thought someone was here.

— Ferro 3 - La casa vuota (2004)

Pensavo che Tom fosse qui con te.

I thought Tom was here with you.

Mi aspettavo che Tom fosse qui.

I expected Tom to be here.

Ho chiesto a Tom perché non fosse qui ieri.

I asked Tom why he wasn't here yesterday.

Non lo sapevo nemmeno che Tom fosse qui.

I didn’t even know Tom was here.

Io vorrei che Tom fosse qui con noi oggi.

I wish Tom was here with us today.

Mi piacerebbe che il Governatore Generale fosse qui.

I would like the Governor General to be here.

— Assassination (2015)

Credo che il nostro amico Sam Loomis non sapesse che Marion fosse qui.

I think our friend Sam Loomis didn't know Marion was here.

— Psyco (1960)

Io ero sorpresa che Tom non fosse qui ieri.

I was surprised that Tom wasn’t here yesterday.

Pensavo che Tom fosse qui con lei.

I thought Tom was here with her.

Sono sicura che Tom fosse qui ieri.

I'm sure Tom was here yesterday.

Se mio padre fosse qui, capirebbe.

If my father were here, he would understand.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)