passare imperfect tense conjugation
Passare (to pass; to spend (time)) in the imperfect tense: passavo, passavi, passava, passavamo, passavate, passavano.
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).
Passare is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Passare in a sentence
- Passo davanti alla scuola ogni giorno.I pass in front of the school every day.
- Ho passato le vacanze al mare.I spent my vacation at the seaside.
Aux. essere for movement (sono passato), avere for transitive use like passare il tempo.
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of passare?
Passare in the Italian imperfect tense: io passavo, tu passavi, lui/lei passava, noi passavamo, voi passavate, loro passavano.
Is passare irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense passare takes the regular endings for its verb class, so passavo 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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