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lui ascoltava

was listening to, listened to

→ ascoltare
ascolt listen + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #17,529
was listening to, listened to Imperfect past form; used for an ongoing or habitual past action.
IT: Marco ascoltava la radio ogni mattina.
EN: Marco listened to the radio every morning.
Conjugation of ascoltare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ascoltavo —
Third ascoltava —

Tom ascoltava con interesse.

Tom listened with interest.

Vedeva e ascoltava ciò che dicevano.

He saw and heard what they were saying.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Ascoltava della musica nella sua stanza.

He was listening to music in his room.

Lui ascoltava della musica nella sua stanza.

He was listening to music in his room.

Tom ascoltava musica rilassante.

Tom listened to relaxing music.

Martino non ascoltava.

Martino wasn't listening.

Krishna non ascoltava"Oh, perché ti prendi gioco di me?"

Krishna wasn’t listening. “Oh, why are you making fun of me?”

— देवदास (2002)

Lui non ascoltava della musica.

He wasn't listening to any music.

Tom ascoltava Mary cantare.

Tom listened to Mary singing.

Ascoltava casualmente i suoi CD.

He was casually listening to his CDs.

Sei ora sul canale radio che Nelson ascoltava prima.

You are now on the radio channel Nelson was listening to before.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Tom ascoltava le storie di sua nonna.

Tom listened to his grandmother's stories.

Tua madre ascoltava questo tipo di musica?

Did your mother listen to this type of music?

— Departures (2008)

Ascoltava la musica.

He was listening to music.

Sami ascoltava musica cristiana.

Sami listened to Christian music.

Mary ascoltava musica triste.

Mary listened to sad music.

Non ascoltava nemmeno la musica.

He/She wasn't even listening to the music.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Tom ascoltava.

Tom listened.