vocabulary
imperfect
misc.
Translations IT-ENG
Translations ENG-IT
100
to love animals, to climb trees
What is amare gli animali, arrampicarsi sugli alberi
100
I used to.... play / sing / dance
What is giocavo / cantavo / ballavo
100
The imperfect tense is a tense that is in the past and often contains an action which is ________________.
What is Habitual.
100
Quando ero piccolo, andavo all'asilo si chiamava "Wise Owl"
What is When I was little, I used to go to a preschool called "Wise Owl"
100
Where were you going yesterday?
What is Dove andavi ieri?
200
to go to preschool, to draw
What is andare all'asilo, disegnare
200
They used to.... talk / eat / sleep
What is parlavano / mangiavano / dormivano
200
Translate into Italian: Sometimes / Often / Every / Always / Usually
What is Qualche volta / spesso / ogni / sempre / di solito
200
Ogni domenica sera, studiavo e facevo il mio compito prima di andare a letto.
What is Every Sunday evening/night , I would study and I would do my homework before going to bed.
200
Who were you speaking with?
What is Con chi parlavi?
300
childhood, foosball
What is infanzia, calcetto
300
You all used to.... write / read/ watch
What is scrivevate/ leggevate / guardavate
300
Besides (1) Age and (2) Physical Characteristics, name two more categories that we identify the use the imperfect.
What is.... Time / Weather / Dates / Psychological
300
Da bambino, dicevi spesso le bugie o eri un bravo ragazzo?
What is As a child, did you used to often tell lies or were you a good kid/child?
300
I was listening to music in the car.
What is Ascoltavo la musica nella macchina.
400
hide-go-seek, dolls, toy trains, videogames
What is nascondino, bambole, trenini, videogiochi
400
We used to.... drink / swim / do
What is bevevamo / nuotavamo / facevamo
400
Name all the key words used when translating an imperfect verb from Italian to English.
What is... Was/Were/Used To/ Would
400
Ogni estate, andavamo in vacanza con la famiglia in Italia.
What is Every summer, we would go on vacations with the family to Italy
400
They were writing a letter to their friend.
What is Scrivevano una lettera al loro amico.
500
to cry, spoiled, naughty, as a child
What is piangere, viziato, capriccioso, da bambino/a
500
He used to go / work / say
What is andava / lavorava/ diceva
500
Solve the random riddle: When was the latest year that is the same upside down?
What is 1961
500
Leggevo ogni notte ma ora non ho tempo.
What is I used to read every night but now I don't have time.
500
We were watching a movie in class.
What is Guardavamo un film in classe.