guardare imperfect tense conjugation
Guardare (to watch; to look at) in the imperfect tense: guardavo, guardavi, guardava, guardavamo, guardavate, guardavano.
Imperfetto Imperfect
| io | |
|---|---|
| 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).
Guardare is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Guardare in a sentence
- Guardo la TV la sera.I watch TV in the evening.
- Ho guardato un bel film ieri.I watched a good movie yesterday.
Takes direct object without preposition: guardare qualcosa/qualcuno.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of guardare?
Guardare in the Italian imperfect tense: io guardavo, tu guardavi, lui/lei guardava, noi guardavamo, voi guardavate, loro guardavano.
Is guardare irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense guardare takes the regular endings for its verb class, so guardavo 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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