stavate pensando

you were thinking

→ stare
phrase Rare #38,647
you were thinking The imperfect form of stare plus the gerund pensare, used with voi for “you” plural or formal singular. It describes an ongoing thought or mental process in the past.
IT: Che cosa stavate pensando durante la riunione?
EN: What were you thinking during the meeting?

Cosa stavate pensando?

What were you thinking?

Ditemi che non stavate pensando la stessa cosa.

Tell me you weren’t thinking the same thing.

Voi stavate pensando.

You were thinking.

Stavate pensando.

You were thinking.

Voi stavate pensando la stessa cosa, vero?

You were thinking the same thing, right?