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stavano aspettando

were waiting for

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phrase Rare #22,109
were waiting for Imperfect tense of aspettare; often used for actions in progress in the past. The object being waited for is usually introduced with a direct object pronoun or a noun.
IT: Stavano aspettando il treno alla stazione.
EN: They were waiting for the train at the station.

Tom e Mary stavano aspettando un carro attrezzi.

Tom and Mary were waiting for a tow truck.

La stavano aspettando.

They were waiting for her.

Cosa stavano aspettando Tom e Mary?

What were Tom and Mary waiting for?

Loro ci stavano aspettando.

They were waiting for us.

Ci stavano aspettando!

They were waiting for us!

— Le iene (1992)

Che cosa stavano aspettando Tom e Mary?

What were Tom and Mary waiting for?

Molte persone lo stavano aspettando.

Many people were waiting for it.

Loro lo stavano aspettando.

They were waiting for him.

Stavano aspettando fuori.

They were waiting outside.

— Eddington (2025)

Lo stavano aspettando.

They were waiting for him.

Non si stavano aspettando che li aiutassi.

They weren’t expecting me to help them.

Cosa stavano aspettando?

What were they waiting for?

Ci stavano aspettando.

They were waiting for us.