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lui ballava

was dancing, danced

→ ballare
ball dance + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #29,757
was dancing, danced For an ongoing or repeated action in the past, English usually uses “was dancing”; for a completed event, use “danced.”
IT: Mia sorella ballava in salotto.
EN: My sister was dancing in the living room.
Conjugation of ballare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third ballava —

Tom ballava.

Tom was dancing.

Egli normalmente non ballava mai.

He normally never danced.

— Still Life (2006)

Non ha notato che ballava?

Didn't you notice that she was dancing?

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Ballava.

He was dancing.

Anche quando non ballava più nessuno.

Even when nobody was dancing anymore.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

Tom ballava ubriaco su un tavolo.

Tom was dancing drunk on a table.

La vecchia coppia ballava.

The old couple was dancing.

Fadil cantava e ballava.

Fadil sang and danced.