Exercise 4A — The Imperfect Tense

Trnalsate the following into Italian:

1. I used to read a lot when i was young.

2. Usually in the evenings we would go to the cinema.

3. I often used to see her when she came to our house.

4. I would sometimes visit them, but not very often.

5. We used to spend our holidays at the seaside when we were children.

6. At that time I used to eat a lot, but I was never fat.

7. It was warm and the sun was shining in a beautiful blue sky.

8. She asked me what he was called but I didn't know.

9. I didn't stay at Giulia's becuase I was in a hurry.

10. I always used to give her a very special present for her birthday.

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