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The imperfect tense (imperfetto) is formed by adding the same endings to all three conjugations. The only difference is the typical vowel of the infinitive. For details, see the table below.
    CONJUGATING VERBS IN THE IMPERFECT
    PRONOUN
     PARLARE
     VEDERE
     DORMIRE
    io
     parlavo
     vedevo
     dormivo
    tu
     parlavi
     vedevi
     dormivi
    lui/lei/Lei
     parlava
     vedeva
     dormiva
    noi
     parlavamo
     vedevamo
     dormivamo
    voi
     parlavate
     vedevate
     dormivate
    loro/Loro
     parlavano
     vedevano
     dormivano
    The imperfect is much more frequently used in Italian than in English. It expresses the English "used to" and is used to describe actions or conditions that lasted an indefinite time in the past. It's also used to express an habitual action in the past and to describe time, age, and weather in the past.
    Some adverbial expressions that are commonly used with the imperfect tense include:
    a volte (at times)
    continuamente (continuously)
    giorno dopo giorno (day in and day out)
    ogni tanto (once in a while)
    sempre (always)
    spesso spesso (again and again)
    tutti i giorni (every day)
    Here are a few examples of the imperfetto:
    Giocavo a calcio ogni pomeriggio. (I played soccer every afternoon.)
    Sempre credevano tutto. (They always believed everything.)
    Volevamo andare in Italia. (We wanted to go to Italy.)
    Il cielo era sempre blu. (The sky was always blue.)