lui pensava

thought, was thinking

→ pensare
pens to think, to think about + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Common #5,139
thought, was thinking
IT: Pensava che fosse una buona idea.
EN: He thought it was a good idea.
Conjugation of pensare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pensavo pensavamo
Second pensavi pensavate
Third pensava pensavano

Tom non la pensava così.

Tom didn’t see it that way.

Proprio dove pensava Tess.

Right where Tess thought.

— TRON: Ares (2025)

Pensava di avere sentito uno sparo.

He thought he heard a gunshot.

Forse lei non ci pensava più, ma io sì.

Maybe she wasn't thinking about it anymore, but I was.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Tom pensava fosse una bomba.

Tom thought it was a bomb.

Pensava la conoscesse.

She thought he knew her.

A te neanche si pensava, ancora.

No one had even thought of you yet.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Chi pensava di morire combattendo fianco a fianco a un Elfo.

Who thought he would die fighting alongside an Elf.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Il ritorno del re (2003)

Tom disse a Mary quello che pensava.

Tom told Mary what he thought.

Certo, ci pensava lei a non farsi vedere da nessuno.

Of course, she made sure no one saw her.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Egli pensava a suo padre, certo.

He was thinking about his father, of course.

Cosa pensava di lei?

What did he think of her?

Mary pensava di aver sentito uno sparo.

Mary thought she heard a gunshot.

Il Pentagono è questo che pensava, vero?

That's what the Pentagon thought, right?

— L'organo genocida (2017)

Tom pensava che non ci fosse nessuno a casa.

Tom thought there was no one home.

Ora, Antonia Brico la pensava così.

Now, Antonia Brico thought so.

— TÁR (2022)

Fadil pensava di essere da solo.

Fadil thought he was alone.

Tom pensava di avere un'occasione di vincere la gara.

Tom thought he had a chance to win the race.

Mary trovò la chiave che pensava di avere perso.

Mary found the key she thought she had lost.

Ma non ha mai smesso di dire quello che pensava.

But he never stopped saying what he thought.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Pensava di essere un gatto.

He thought he was a cat.

Mia madre la pensava allo stesso modo.

My mother thought the same way.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Il tuo cliente pensava fosse marijuana.

Your client thought it was marijuana.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Mary ha detto a Tom che lei pensava John fosse affamato.

Mary told Tom that she thought John was hungry.

Non pensava di avere una scelta.

He/She didn’t think they had a choice.

Pensava spesso a lei.

He thought about her often.

Che bisogno aveva di dirvelo, cosa pensava?

What need did he have to tell you what he was thinking?

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Che cosa pensava?

What was he thinking?

— Fa' la cosa giusta (1989)

Non sono così gentile come pensava lei.

I'm not as kind as she thought I was.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Forse ha scritto così perché tu l'hai disturbato mentre pensava.

Maybe he wrote it that way because you interrupted him while he was thinking.

— Il postino (1994)

Tom non pensava stesse violando alcuna legge.

Tom didn't think he was breaking any laws.

Se pensava di abbassare la mia guardia, tanto meglio.

If he thought he could let my guard down, all the better.

Mary pensava a quello che le aveva detto Tom.

Mary thought about what Tom had told her.

Sì, forse Kafka la pensava così.

Yes, perhaps Kafka thought so.

— L'organo genocida (2017)

Mary ha detto che Tom pensava a Tom.

Mary said Tom was thinking about Tom.

Ho capito che pensava ancora a Johnny.

I understood that he was still thinking about Johnny.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Pensava di avere sentito un cane abbaiare.

He thought he heard a dog barking.

Tom ha detto a Mary ciò che pensava davvero di lei.

Tom told Mary what he really thought of her.

Tom pensava fosse un'idea terribile.

Tom thought it was a terrible idea.

Pensava di venire, ma quando ha scoperto che tu sai chi sono,..

They thought they’d come, but when they found out that you know who I am,...

— Donne sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi (1988)

Lei pensava al suicidio, credo.

She was thinking about suicide, I believe.

— I diabolici (1955)

Blume ha più grinta di quanto non pensava.

Blume has more grit than they thought.

— Rushmore (1998)

Tom disse a Mary quello che pensava davvero di lei.

Tom told Mary what he really thought of her.

Ma non ci pensava tutto il tempo.

But he didn't think about it all the time.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Il matrimonio era in crisi e Nicole pensava al divorzio.

The marriage was in crisis and Nicole was thinking about divorce.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Cosa pensava di combinare così?

What did he think he was doing like this?

— Le iene (1992)

Apparentemente Tom la pensava così.

Apparently Tom thought so.

Tom pensava davvero che non volessi farlo.

Tom really thought I didn’t want to do it.

Mary trovò la chiave che pensava di aver perso.

Mary found the key she thought she had lost.

Pensava di essere molto fortunata.

She thought she was very lucky.

Pensava mi avessero ucciso.

He thought they had killed me.

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

Layla pensava di aver finalmente trovato l'uomo dei suoi sogni.

Layla thought she had finally found the man of her dreams.

Che cosa pensava di fare?

What did he think he was going to do?

Lui non pensava al bene di sua moglie.

He wasn't thinking about his wife's well-being.

L'insegnante aveva i suoi occhi su di me perché pensava stessi barando.

The teacher was keeping an eye on me because they thought I was cheating.

Uccisa da Kang, che pensava fossi io.

Killed by Kang, who thought it was me.

— Assassination (2015)

Si pensava in grande, ma meglio in grande che in piccolo, è certo.

We were thinking big, but big is better than small, that’s for sure.

— Mommy (2014)

Cosa pensava lo scrittore quando scriveva questo libro?

What was the writer thinking when he wrote this book?

Mary pensava di essere da sola.

Mary thought she was alone.

Pensava di avere ancora tempo ma la scadenza era già passata da giorni.

He thought he still had time, but the deadline had already passed days ago.

Tom pensava fosse divertente.

Tom thought it was funny.

Pensava di trovarla con me.

He thought he'd find her with me.

— Psyco (1960)

Lei pensava a voi, eh?

She was thinking of you, huh?

— Paddington 2 (2017)