You guys used to travel

every summer

She was dancing

They used to study.We were laughing.

When I was little, I used

to sing

The imperfetto is another past tense in Italian that is used to express:.

Continuous actions in the past that are no longer happening

In English, the imperfetto is equivalent to:

Used to ________________.

…was/were __________ing.

OR

The imperfetto has ONE set of endings forARE, ERE, and IRE verbs

This means, you only have to remember one set of endings!

Take the verb you are conjugating:

Get rid of the -RE ending:

Add the appropriate endings:

(notice… ALL the endings

are the same!!)

(notice… ALL the endings

are the same!!)

parlavo

scrivevi

dormivamo

viaggiava

camminavano

ballavate

I used to speak

I was speaking

You used to write

You were writing

We used to sleepWe were sleeping

He used to travelHe was travelling

We used to walk

We were walking

You guys used to dance

You guys were dancing

Is used to describe…

Continuous actions in the past that are no longer happening

Actions that were progressive / happening

Weather /Time in the pastChildhood

Actions that used to happen

Physical appearance, age, characteristics of people, places & things

1. I used to swim.

2. They were talking.

3. She used to dance.

4. You guys were singing.

5. We used to travel every summer.

6. You were reading the newspaper.

7. I used to be short.

8. They were studying for italian!

Ogni = Every(ex. Ogni giorno = every day)

Avete finito!

Adesso andate avanti per ripassare

il passato prossimo vs. l’imperfetto!