io adoravo

I adored, I used to adore

→ adorare
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #36,663
I adored, I used to adore Imperfetto (past): can describe a habitual action in the past (“used to”) or an ongoing past feeling/state (“was adoring”).
IT: Da bambino, adoravo i cartoni animati.
EN: As a kid, I used to adore cartoons.
Conjugation of adorare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First adoravo
Third adorava adoravano

L'adoravo!

I adored it!

— Der Hauptmann (2018)

Da bambina adoravo questa scala.

As a child I loved this staircase.

— Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

Penso a mia moglie ogni giorno, l'adoravo, e la odiavo, mi ha tradito.

I think about my wife every day. I adored her, and I hated her—she betrayed me.

— La grazia (2025)

Sai, adoravo quella macchina.

You know, I adored that car.

— American Gangster (2007)

Da ragazzo adoravo costruire modelli.

As a boy I loved building models.

— Trappola di cristallo (1988)

Adoravo il baseball.

I loved baseball.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)