loro pensavano

they thought, they were thinking

→ pensare
pens to think + avano 3rd person plural imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #30,427
they thought, they were thinking
IT: Pensavano che il museo fosse chiuso.
EN: They thought the museum was closed.
Conjugation of pensare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pensavo pensavamo
Second pensavi pensavate
Third pensava pensavano

Pensavano fossi morto.

They thought you were dead.

— Akira (1988)

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)

Come tutti i quelli che la pensavano come me.

Like all those who thought like me.

— Il conformista (1971)

Pensavano tutti che Tom fosse colpevole.

They all thought Tom was guilty.

Pensavano fosse con lei.

They thought he/she was with her.

— Contrattempo (2017)