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Forming the Imperfetto Tense in Italian

Learn how to form the Italian imperfetto tense for regular and common irregular verbs. This deck covers the conjugation patterns for talking about the past.
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Lesson#1
In Italian, the imperfetto is used for past actions that were ongoing, repeated, or descriptive. In this deck, we are focusing on how to form, or conjugate, verbs in the imperfetto.
Lesson#2
For regular A R E verbs, like 'parlare', remove A R E and add endings that begin with A V. For 'io', add A V O: 'io parlavo'. For 'tu', add A V I: 'tu parlavi'.
Quiz#3
How do you say 'I was speaking' in Italian?

Io parlavo

Quiz#4
How do you say 'you were speaking' in Italian, speaking to a friend?

Tu parlavi

Lesson#5
For 'lui' or 'lei', add A V A: 'lui parlava' or 'lei parlava'. For 'noi', add A V A M O: 'noi parlavamo'.
Quiz#6
How do you say 'he was speaking' in Italian?

Lui parlava

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