Good news! Concerning the formation the imperfetto is very easy, there is only one irregular verb (essere / to ) and the difference between the three verb types
is easy to understand.
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| Mentre tu dormivi io leggevo un libro. |
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| While you was sleeping, I red a book. |
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| Ogni volta che non aveva soldi, vendeva qualche cosa. |
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| Every time he was out of money, he sold something. |
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| Immer wenn er kein Geld hatte, verkaufte er irgendwas. |
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| Io non capivo mai ciò che diceva. |
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| I never understood what he said. |
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| Ich verstand nie, was er sagte. |
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| Non volevamo andare al cinema. |
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| We didn' t want to go the the cinema. |
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| Wir wollten nicht ins Kino gehen. |
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| Faceva freddo quanto siamo partiti. |
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| It was cold, when we leave. |
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Conjugation in the imperfetto of the verb essere / to be.