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loro cantavano

were singing, used to sing

→ cantare
cant sing + avano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #31,214
were singing, used to sing Describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: I bambini cantavano in macchina.
EN: The children were singing in the car.
Conjugation of cantare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third cantava cantavano

Loro cantavano le cose che gli erano vicine.

They sang about the things that were close to them.

Cantavano mentre lavoravano.

They sang as they worked.

John suonava la chitarra e i suoi amici cantavano.

John played the guitar and his friends sang.

La cantavano anche i Twin Flames.

Even the Twin Flames sang it.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

È il pezzo che cantavano.

It's the piece they were singing.

— I peccatori (2025)

Cantavano le cose che gli erano vicine.

They sang of the things that were close to them.

Ecco quello che cantavano.

Here's what they were singing.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Sugli alberi cantavano gli uccelli.

The birds were singing in the trees.