they thought, they were thinking
Tom e Mary hanno trovato la chiave che pensavano di aver perso.
Tom and Mary found the key they thought they had lost.
Geeta e Babita pensavano di aver vinto la guerra.
Geeta and Babita thought they had won the war.
— Dangal (2016)
Pensavano fosse per il tuo bene.
They thought it was for your own good.
— La tigre e il dragone (2000)
In molti lo pensavano e sono finiti male!
Many people thought so and it ended badly!
— Le vite degli altri (2006)