Imperfetto Intro

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the imperfect is…

a past habit or past descriptions (not an reoccuring thing)

ex> past age, past weather, etc.

Do NOT get it confused with past participle

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endings of regular imperfect verbs

take away ONLY the -re and add…

io vo noi vamo

tu vi voi vate

lui/lei va loro vano

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irregular imperfect verbs

essere, fare, bere, dire

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conjugation of essere in the imperfect past

ero

eri

era

eravamo

eravate

erano

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conjugation of fare in the imperfect past

root word: face-

facevo

facevi

faceva

facevamo

facevate

facevano

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conjugation of bere in the imperfect past

root word: beve-

bevevo

bevevi

beveva

bevevamo

bevevate

bevevano

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conjugation of dire in the imperfect past

root word: dice-

dicevo

dicevi

diceva

dicevamo

dicevate

dicevano

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windy weather

  • c’era vento

  • era ventoso

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rainy weather

  • c'era la pioggia

  • pioveva

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mist/fog weather

  • c’era la foschia

  • c’era la nebbia

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overcast/cloudy weather

  • era coperto

  • era nuvoloso

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good weather

  • faceva bel tempo

  • faceva fresco

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stormy weather

  • lampeggiva

  • c’era il temporale

  • c’era il fulmine

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hot weather

  • faceva caldo

  • c’erano 39 gradi

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sunny weather

  • c’era il sole

  • era soleggiato

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snowy weather

  • nevicava

  • c’era neve

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bad weather

  • faceva brutto tempo

  • faceva pessimo tempo

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cold weather

  • c’erano 10 gradi

  • faceva freddo

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as a child

da bambino/a

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when I was young

da giovane

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while

mentre

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always

sempre

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often

spesso

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frequently

frequentemente

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generally

generalmente

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usually

di solito

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at times, sometimes

a volte, qualche volta

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every once and a while

ogni tanto

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rarely

raramente

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almost never

quasi mai

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never

non… mai

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on Saturdays

il sabato

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on Sundays

la domenica

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name of the song we learned

quello che mi davi tu

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It was one o’clock

era l’una

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it was noon

era mezzogiorno

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it was midnight

era mezzanotte

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Only for l’una, mezzogiorno, and mezzanotte you use ____, but for all other times you use ____

era, erano le

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It was two o’clock

erano le due

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it was 3 o’clock

erano le tre

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____ for minus time and ____ for adding time

meno, e

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It was 5:10

erano le cinque e dieci

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It was 1:50

erano le due meno dieci

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+15 mins

+30 mins

un quarto

mezzo

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It was 7:45

erano le otto meno un quarto

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It was 12:30

Era mezzogiorno e mezzo