Exercise 4A — The Imperfect Tense
Trnalsate the following into Italian:
1. I used to read a lot when i was young.
= leggevo molto quando ero giovane.2. Usually in the evenings we would go to the cinema.
= Di solito la sera andavamo al cinema.3. I often used to see her when she came to our house.
= La vedevo spesso quando veniva da noi.4. I would sometimes visit them, but not very often.
= Qualche volta li visitavo, ma non molto spesso.5. We used to spend our holidays at the seaside when we were children.
= Passavamo le vacanze al mare quando eravamo bambini.6. At that time I used to eat a lot, but I was never fat.
= A quel tempo mangiavo molto ma non ero mai grasso.7. It was warm and the sun was shining in a beautiful blue sky.
= Faceva caldo ed il sole splendeva in un bel cielo azzurro.8. She asked me what he was called but I didn't know.
= Mi ha chiesto come lui si chiamava ma non lo sapevo.9. I didn't stay at Giulia's becuase I was in a hurry.
= Non sono rimasto/a da Giulia perché avevo fretta.10. I always used to give her a very special present for her birthday.
= Le davo sempre un regalo molto speciale per il compleanno.