continuare imperfect tense conjugation
Continuare (to continue) in the imperfect tense: continuavo, continuavi, continuava, continuavamo, continuavate, continuavano.
Imperfetto Imperfect
| io | |
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| tu | |
| lui/lei | |
| noi | |
| voi | |
| loro |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the imperfect tense
The imperfetto describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions and descriptions: “Da bambino giocavo a calcio.”
How it is formed
Regular endings: -are → avo, avi, ava, avamo, avate, avano; -ere → evo…; -ire → ivo…. Essere is irregular (ero, eri, era…); fare, dire and bere use their old stems (facevo, dicevo, bevevo).
Continuare is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Continuare in a sentence
- Continuo a studiare l'italiano.I keep studying Italian.
- Abbiamo continuato la conversazione dopo cena.We continued the conversation after dinner.
Followed by 'a' + infinitive: continuare a fare qualcosa.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of continuare?
Continuare in the Italian imperfect tense: io continuavo, tu continuavi, lui/lei continuava, noi continuavamo, voi continuavate, loro continuavano.
Is continuare irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense continuare takes the regular endings for its verb class, so continuavo follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Italian imperfect tense?
The imperfetto describes the past as background: habits (“used to”), ongoing actions and descriptions: “Da bambino giocavo a calcio.”
How is the imperfect tense formed?
Regular endings: -are → avo, avi, ava, avamo, avate, avano; -ere → evo…; -ire → ivo…. Essere is irregular (ero, eri, era…); fare, dire and bere use their old stems (facevo, dicevo, bevevo).
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