Al tempo imperfetto ci sono pochissimi verbi irregolari, allora resta facile ricordarli. I saw alcuni esempi:/ In imperfect tense there are very few irregular verbs, so it's easy to memorize them. See some examples:
| persone of discord | ESSERE | FARE | DIRECT |
| Io | Ero | facevo | Dicevo |
| You | eri | facevi | dicevi |
| lei/lui/law | Was | faceva | diceva |
| No I | we were | we faced | dicevam |
| go | Eravate | facevate | Dicevate |
| parrot | erano | facevano | Dicevan |
*Vedi altri verbi irregolari: tradurrre, I drained and bere. Fà attenzione alla coniugazione del verb I drained. / See other irregular verbs: tradurre, esserci and bere. Pay attention to the conjugation of the verb esserci.
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* Abbi always un libro di coniugazione verbale./ Always have a book of verbal conjugation with you.
| persone of discord | ESSERCI |
| lei/lui/law | Wax |
| parrot | Cerano |
Osservassione:/ Note: Non si puo’ dimenticare che il verb esserci, with meaning di esistere, releasing si coniuga nella 3rd persona single and 3rd persona plurale./ It cannot be forgotten that the verb esserci, with the meaning of existing, is only conjugated in the 3rd person singular and in the 3rd person plural.
Vedi delle frasi: / See some sentences:
1) Waxun gatto al marciapiede, when Giuseppe ha passato. / There was a cat on the sidewalk when Giuseppe walked by.
2) lie facevo il cibo, mia zia arrivava. / While I was making the food, my aunt arrived.
3) Ero from mia cugina, when il mio ragazzo mi ha telephoned. / I was at my cousin's house when my boyfriend called.
4) Perché non dicevan la verità to Giuseppe? / Why weren't they telling Giuseppe the truth?
5) Faceva molto broth lie arrivavo da mum. / It was very hot when I got home.
6) Cerano change persone al cinema, was affollate. / There were a lot of people at the cinema, it was packed.
Note bene! / Watch!
- In the Portuguese language there is no agreement if there is 'one thing' or 'many things', in the Italian language, the verb I drained it agrees, as it is a peculiarity of the language.
Vedi gli esempi: / See the examples:
| IN PORTUGUESE | IN ITALIAN |
| There wasmany people at the cinema, it was packed. | Ceranomole persone al cinema, it was affollato |
| There was a cat on the sidewalk. | Waxa cat al marciapiede. |
Isabela Reis de Paula
Brazil School Collaborator
Graduated in Languages with Qualification in Portuguese and Italian
By the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ
Italian - Brazil School
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
PAULA, Isabela Reis de. "Imperfetto tense: verbi irregolari"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/italiano/tempo-imperfetto-verbi-irregolari.htm. Accessed on June 29, 2021.
