Imperfetto

Question 1

When is the imperfetto used?

Answer 1

1) Describe past actions, habits or states.
2) Ongoing events
3) Express age, time or weather in the past
4) Set the scene in story

Question 2

Is there an auxiliary verb in the imperfetto?

Answer 2

No auxiliary verb

Question 3

How do you form the imperfetto

Answer 3

Drop the -RE off an infinitive verb

Add appropriate, imperfect ending

Question 4

What are the imperfetto endings?

Answer 4

(io) -vo
(tu) -vi
(lui) -va

(noi) -vamo
(voi) -vete
(loro) -vano

Question 5

What word is often used to introduce an interrupting action?

Where do imperfetto and posatto prosimo occur when there is an interruption?

Answer 5

Quando = when

Imperfetto = ongoing action
Passato prossimo = the interruption

We were watching he film (imperfetto), WHEN Carlo sneezed (passato prossima)

Question 6

What word often signals two ongoing actions occurring in the same period?

Answer 6

While = Mentre

While he was watching TV, he was crying

Question 7

Essere (to be) is irregular in imperfetto. Conjugate it.

Answer 7

io ero
tu eri
lui era

noi eravamo
voi eravate
loro erano

Question 8

Dire (to say) is irregular in imperfetto. Conjugate it.

Answer 8

io dicevo
tu dicevi
lui diceva

noi dicevamo
voi dicevate
loro dicevano

Question 9

Fare (to do) is irregular in imperfetto. Conjugate it.

Answer 9

io facevo
tu facevi
lui faceva

noi facevamo
voi facevate
loro Facevano

Question 10

I would go to the doctor regularly.

Answer 10

Andavo regolarmente dal dottore.

Andare = Io andaVO

Question 11

Giovanna and Lucia used to sleep a lot.

Answer 11

Giovanna e Lucia dormivano molto.

Question 12

We used to drink orange juice every morning.

Answer 12

Bevevamo succo d’arancia tutte le mattine

Bere = irreglar = beveVAMO

Question 13

It was raining this morning.

Answer 13

Pioveva stamatina

Piovere (to rain) = PioveVA

Question 14

It was six and the weather was nice.

Answer 14

Erano le sei e faceva bel tempo.

Essere (to be) = irregular = Ereno
Fare (used w/ weather) = irregular = Faceva

Question 15

When the doctor came in, the nurse was speaking.

Answer 15

Quando il medico è entrato, l’infermiere parlava

è entrato = pasatto prossimo
parlave = imperfetto (parlare)

Question 16

When we arrived, Paolo was studying.

Answer 16

Quando siamo arrivati, Paolo studiva.

Siamo arrivati = passato prossimo
Studiva = inperfetto (studiare)

Question 17

Bere (to drink) is irregular in imperfetto. Conjugate it.

Answer 17

io bevuto
tu bevuti
lui bevuta

noi bevevamo
voi bevevate
loro bevevano