fosse qui

was here

→ essere
phrase Uncommon #16,019
was here “Fosse” is the imperfect subjunctive form of “essere” (to be).
IT: Credevo che Maria fosse qui.
EN: I thought Maria was here.

Non lo sapevo nemmeno che Tom fosse qui.

I didn’t even know Tom was here.

Mi dispiace che Tom non fosse qui.

I'm sorry Tom wasn't here.

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.

Pensavo che Tom fosse qui con te.

I thought Tom was here with you.

Mi piacerebbe che il Governatore Generale fosse qui.

I would like the Governor General to be here.

— Assassination (2015)

Se solo la signora Sagami fosse qui!

If only Lady Sagami were here!

— La storia della principessa splendente (2013)

Io ero sorpresa che Tom non fosse qui ieri.

I was surprised that Tom wasn’t here yesterday.

Vorrei che lei fosse qui con me.

I wish she was here with me.

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)

Ho chiesto a Tom perché non fosse qui ieri.

I asked Tom why he wasn't here yesterday.

Se mio padre fosse qui, capirebbe.

If my father were here, he would understand.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Io vorrei che Tom fosse qui con noi oggi.

I wish Tom was here with us today.

Se Juliette fosse qui, saprebbe cosa fare.

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

— Tre uomini in fuga (1966)

Ho pensato che qualcuno fosse qui.

I thought someone was here.

— Ferro 3 - La casa vuota (2004)

Ero sorpreso che Tom non fosse qui ieri.

I was surprised that Tom wasn’t here yesterday.

Penso che Tom fosse qui.

I think Tom was here.

Sono sicura che Tom fosse qui ieri.

I'm sure Tom was here yesterday.

Pensavo che Tom fosse qui con lei.

I thought Tom was here with her.

Mi aspettavo che Tom fosse qui.

I expected Tom to be here.