was trying to
Tom stava provando a ucciderci.
Tom was trying to kill us.
Tom mi disse che qualcuno stava provando a ucciderlo.
Tom told me that someone was trying to kill him.
Stava provando a distruggere le prove.
He was trying to destroy evidence.
Ziri stava provando a parlare in berbero.
Ziri was trying to speak Berber.
Stava provando a nascondersi dietro di lui.
She was trying to hide behind him.
Mary stava provando a controllare la sua rabbia.
Mary was trying to control her anger.
Cosa stava provando a dimostrare?
What was he trying to prove?