rispondere imperfect tense conjugation
Rispondere (to answer) in the imperfect tense: rispondevo, rispondevi, rispondeva, rispondevamo, rispondevate, rispondevano.
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).
Rispondere is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Rispondere in a sentence
- Rispondo alle email ogni mattina.I answer emails every morning.
- Ho risposto alla domanda subito.I answered the question right away.
Irregular past participle: risposto; takes preposition 'a' (rispondere a qualcuno).
FAQ
What is the imperfect tense of rispondere?
Rispondere in the Italian imperfect tense: io rispondevo, tu rispondevi, lui/lei rispondeva, noi rispondevamo, voi rispondevate, loro rispondevano.
Is rispondere irregular in the imperfect tense?
No. In the imperfect tense rispondere takes the regular endings for its verb class, so rispondevo 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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