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Imperfect Tense
A. Complete the following sentences using the imperfetto of the verbs in parentheses.

  1. Da quanto tempo eri in Italia? (How long were you in Italy?)
  2. Loro non visitavano da sei mesi. (They hadn't visited for six months.)
  3. Io lavoravo lí da tre mesi. (I have been working there for three months.)
  4. Giorgio lo sapeva da molti anni. (Giorgio knew it for many years.)
  5. Tu dicevi sempre la verità. (You always spoke the truth.)
  6. Una volta le processioni attraevano molto gente. (The processions used to attract many people.)
  7. Pietro ascoltava sempre con attenzione. (Pietro always listened with attention.)
  8. Loro dormivano sempre fino a tardi. (They always slept late.)
  9. Le strade erano strette. (The streets were narrow.)
  10. Anni fa Teresa componeva delle belle poesie. (Years ago Teresa composed beautiful poetry.)


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