pensavo foste

I thought you were

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I thought you were Used to express a past belief or assumption about someone being somewhere or in a certain state. It is often followed by a location, condition, or relationship status.

IT: Pensavo foste già pronti.

EN: I thought you were ready already.

Pensavo foste al bar.

I thought you were at the bar.

Pensavo foste morti tutti!

I thought you were all dead!

— La canzone del mare (2014)

Pensavo foste stanchi.

I thought you were tired.

Pensavo foste in pensione.

I thought you were retired.

Pensavo foste sposati.

I thought you were married.

Non pensavo foste voi.

I didn’t think it was you.

— Una giornata particolare (1977)

Pensavo foste tutte morte.

I thought you were all dead.

— Bacurau (2019)

Pensavo foste con lei.

I thought you were with her.

Pensavo foste qui.

I thought you were here.