lui pensasse

thought

→ pensare
pens to think, to think about + asse Imperfect subjunctive, 3rd person singular
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,054
thought A past subjunctive form, often used after verbs of wanting or wishing, or in an if-clause.
IT: Volevo che pensasse a me.
EN: I wanted him to think of me.
Conjugation of pensare
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First pensassi —
Second pensassi —
Third pensasse —

Era quello che desideravo che pensasse.

That's what I wanted him to think.

Nessuno laggiù che pensasse, proprio per niente.

Nobody down there thinking at all.

Se lo pensasse davvero, non sarebbe qui.

If he really thought that, he wouldn't be here.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Era quello che volevo che pensasse.

That's what I wanted him to think.

Non volevo che Tom pensasse che io fossi stupido.

I didn't want Tom to think I was stupid.