Imperfetto, an Italian past tense – Quiz & Audio

Imperfetto, imperfect by name and definition, is an Italian past tense of the Indicativo

The imperfetto  is “imperfect”, because it describes past actions with no clear beginning or end.

Let’s see how the Italian imperfetto changes with ARE ERE or IRE verbs.


AREEREIRE
iomangiavoleggevocapivo
tumangiavileggevicapivi
lui / leimangiavaleggevacapiva
noimangiavamoleggevamocapivamo
voimangiavateleggevatecapivate
loromangiavanoleggevanocapivano

This is the imperfetto of ESSERE and AVERE. It will come in handy when you will study the Trapassato Prossimo.


ESSEREAVERE
ioeroavevo
tueriavevi
lui / leieraaveva
noieravamoavevamo
voieravateavevate
loroeranoavevano

We are going to see some typical examples. Listen to the correct pronunciation and solve the quiz at the bottom of the page.


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Milanese, graduated in Italian literature a long time ago, I began teaching Italian online in Japan back in 2003. I usually spend winter in Tokyo and go back to Italy when the cherry blossoms shed their petals. I do not use social media.

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