[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to learn Italian and I need help translating the phrase 'Were you there?' into Italian."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The correct translation of 'Were you there?' in Italian is 'C'eravate?'. If you want to ask someone who you are not familiar with, you would say 'C'era?' If you're asking a group of people, you would use 'C'eravate?' regardless of the level of formality."}]