LANGUAGE LIGHTHOUSE

Lezione 56 - IL VERBO “ESSERE” ALL’IMPERFETTO

Lezione	cinquantasei	IL VERBO	“ESSERE”	ALL’IMPERFETTO
lesson	fifty-six	the verb	"to be"	at the imperfect

Lesson 56 - THE VERB “ESSERE”, IMPERFECT TENSE

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[Io] ero alla stazione dell’ autobus.

Io	ero	alla stazione	dell’ autobus
I	was	at the station	of the bus

I was at the bus station.

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Tu eri a casa mia.

Tu	eri	a casa	mia
you (familiar)	were	at house	my

You were at my house.

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Era al mercato ieri?

Era	al mercato	ieri
(you (polite)) were	at the market	yesterday

Were you at the market yesterday?

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Era veloce.

Era	veloce
(it) was	fast

It was fast. / It used to be fast.

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[Lei] era bagnata.

Lei	era	bagnata
she	was	wet (feminine)

She was wet.

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Era asciutta.

Era	asciutta
(she/it) was	dry (feminine)

It was dry. / It used to be dry.

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[Noi] eravamo occupati.

Noi	eravamo	occupati
we	were	busy / occupied (masculine)

We were busy.

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[Noi] eravamo occupate.

Noi	eravamo	occupate
we	were	busy (feminine)

We were busy.

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[Voi] eravate in ritardo.

Voi	eravate	in ritardo
you (plural)	were	in delay / late

You were late.

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[Loro] erano soli.

Loro	erano	soli
they	were	alone (masculine)

They were alone. / They used to be alone.

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[Loro] erano coi loro mariti.

Loro	erano	coi	loro mariti
they	were	with	their husbands

They were with their husbands.

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[Lui] era molto buffo.

Lui	era	molto buffo
he	was	very funny

He was very funny.

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[Loro] erano molto divertenti.

Loro	erano	molto	divertenti
they	were	very	amusing / diverting

They were very amusing.

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C’erano tutti.

C’	erano	tutti
there	were	all

Everybody was there.

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[Lei] era triste ieri.

Lei	era	triste	ieri
she	was	sad	yesterday

She was sad yesterday.

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[Lei] era molto forte quando era giovane.

Lei	era	molto	forte	quando	era	giovane
you (polite)	were	very	strong	when	(you (polite)) were	young

You were very strong when you were young.

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La vista era molto bella.

La vista	era	molto	bella
the view	was	very	beautiful

The view was very beautiful.

Line 18 / 24

C’era…

C’	era
there	was

There was…

Line 19 / 24

C’erano…

C’	erano
there	were

There were…

Line 20 / 24

C’erano parecchi treni alla stazione.

C’erano	parecchi	treni	alla stazione
there were	several	trains	at the station

There were several trains at the station.

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C’era la fila all’ufficio postale.

C’era	la fila	all’ufficio	postale
there was	the line	at the office	postal

There was a line (of people) at the post office.

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C’era qualcuno a casa?

C’era	qualcuno	a casa
there was	someone / anyone	at house

Was there anyone at the house?

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C’era molta gente in città.

C’era	molta	gente	in città
there were	many	people	in city / in town

There were a lot of people in town.

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C’era un parco vicino al vecchio albergo.

C’era	un parco	vicino	al vecchio albergo
there was	a park	near	to the old hotel

There was a park near the old hotel.