stavo pensando

was thinking

→ stare
phrase Very common #1,881
was thinking Used for an ongoing thought in the past; often followed by a, di, or a + person/thing.
IT: Stavo pensando a te.
EN: I was thinking about you.

Stavo pensando di scrivere un blog.

I was thinking about writing a blog.

Sai cosa stavo pensando?

Do you know what I was thinking?

— I Swear (2025)

Veramente stavo pensando che avrei dovuto dirtelo molto prima.

I was actually thinking I should have told you this much earlier.

— La Forma della Voce (2016)

Io non stavo pensando.

I wasn’t thinking.

In realtà, stavo pensando di tornare a fare l'avvocato.

Actually, I was thinking about going back to practicing law.

— Prova a prendermi (2002)

Io stavo pensando all'implosione.

I was thinking about the implosion.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Ehi, stavo pensando che forse potremmo uscire qualche volta.

Hey, I was thinking maybe we could hang out sometime.

— Una di famiglia (2025)

Stavo pensando che noi due non ci vedevamo da un secolo.

I was thinking that the two of us hadn't seen each other in ages.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Cosa stavo pensando?

What was I thinking?

— Pillion - Amore senza freni (2025)

Stavo pensando di andare avanti.

I was thinking of moving forward.

— Il suono intorno (2012)

Stavo pensando.

I was thinking.

— Juno (2007)

Ci stavo pensando anch'io.

I was thinking the same thing.

— American Gangster (2007)

Non è questo che stavo pensando.

That's not what I was thinking.

— Titanic (1997)

Stavo pensando al partito.

I was thinking about the party.

Wally, stavo pensando.

Wally, I was thinking.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Stavo pensando di accettare l'offerta.

I was thinking of accepting the offer.

— The Long Walk - Se ti fermi muori (2025)

Non è quello che stavo pensando.

That’s not what I had in mind.

Stavo pensando di ordinare una pizza.

I was thinking of ordering a pizza.

Sai a cosa stavo pensando?

Do you know what I was thinking?

— Material Love (2025)

Io stavo pensando agli aerei.

I was thinking about airplanes.

Ci stavo pensando.

I was thinking about it.

— C'era una volta a… Hollywood (2019)

Ti dico cosa stavo pensando.

I'll tell you what I was thinking.

— I Swear (2025)

Stavo pensando a te.

I was thinking about you.

Senti, stavo pensando.

Listen, I was thinking.

— Love Actually - L'amore davvero (2003)

Stavo pensando che lavoravi per me, ma tutto il tempo io stavo lavorando per te.

I thought you were working for me, but all along I was working for you.

— Material Love (2025)

Stavo pensando di andare a visitare Tom.

I was thinking of going to visit Tom.

Sa, stavo pensando, come mai una persona come lei decide di venire nel deserto.

You know, I was thinking, why would a person like you decide to come to the desert?

— Il paziente inglese (1996)

Giuro che un momento fa stavo pensando di portarmela dal paese.

I swear a moment ago I was thinking about bringing it from the country.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Stavo pensando la stessa cosa.

I was thinking the same thing.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Non stavo pensando.

I wasn't thinking.

Io stavo pensando di prendere un cane.

I was thinking about getting a dog.

Stavo pensando al nostro primo giorno a Boston.

I was thinking about our first day in Boston.

Sì, ci stavo pensando.

Yes, I was thinking about it.

— Vi presento Toni Erdmann (2016)

Stavo pensando che potrei chiamarti Trotwood.

I was thinking I might call you Trotwood.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Stavo pensando di ordinare della pizza.

I was thinking of ordering some pizza.

Stavo pensando..

I was thinking...

— Juno (2007)

Sai, stavo pensando alla luna di miele.

You know, I was thinking about the honeymoon.

— Anora (2024)

Io stavo pensando ad altro.

I was thinking about something else.

Ci stavo pensando l'altro giorno.

I was thinking about it the other day.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

Sapete cosa stavo pensando?

Do you know what I was thinking?

— Il conformista (1971)

Che cosa stavo pensando?

What was I thinking?

Stavo pensando che forse potrei aiutarvi.

I was thinking maybe I could help you.

Io non sono sicuro di quello che stavo pensando.

I'm not sure what I was thinking.

Stavo pensando di andare a studiare all'estero.

I was thinking of studying abroad.

— The Way He Looks (2014)