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USAGE 1:

descriptions of the past (people, weather, time, feeling…)

e.g: Era una giornata calda = It was a hot day

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USAGE 2:

ongoing actions of the past (no clear beginning/end):

e.g: Mentre studiavo, ascoltavo la musica = While I was studying, I was listening to music

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USAGE 3:

habitual/repeated past actions:

e.g: Ogni estate andavamo al mare = Every summer we used to go to the beach

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USAGE 4:

interrupted actions (often paired with passato prossimo)

e.g: Stavo dormendo quando il telefono ha squillato = I was sleeping when the phone rang

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Common TRIGGER words

sempre (always), di solito (usually), ogni giorno (everyday), mentre (while), spesso (often), a volte (sometimes), da bambino (as a child), tutti i lunedì (every monday)

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regular endings (-are/-ere/-ire) remove -RE

mangiaVO, vendeVI, sentiVA, -vamo, -vate, -vano

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irregular: ESSERE

ero, eri, era, eravamo, eravate, erano

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irregular: FARE

facevo, facevi, faceva, facevamo, facevate, facevano

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irregular: DIRE

dicevo, dicevi, diceva, dicevamo, dicevate, dicevano

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irregular: BERE

bevevo, bevevi, beveva, bevevamo, bevevate, bevevano