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io chiedevo

was asking, used to ask, was begging, used to beg

→ chiedere
chied to ask, to request + evo 1st-person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #27,849
was asking, used to ask
IT: Chiedevo informazioni alla reception.
EN: I was asking for information at the reception desk.
was begging, used to beg
IT: Chiedevo l'elemosina davanti alla chiesa.
EN: I was begging in front of the church.
Conjugation of chiedere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First chiedevo —
Third chiedeva —

Chiedevo.

I was asking.

«Mi chiedevo proprio come avrebbe funzionato », disse Maurice.

“I was just wondering how it would work,” Maurice said.

Quando loro erano al caffè, io chiedevo il conto.

When they were at the cafe, I asked for the bill.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Chiedevo e basta.

I was just asking.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Ma chiedevo a cosa stava pensando.

But I was wondering what he was thinking about.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Chiedevo soltanto.

I was just asking.

— American Gangster (2007)

Chiedevo a suo figlio di scrivere una lettera per me.

I asked his son to write a letter for me.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Non chiedevo molto.

I wasn't asking for much.

— Trappola di cristallo (1988)

Chiedevo solo.

I was just asking.

— Burning - L'amore brucia (2018)

Quando chiedevo l'elemosina, era giusto?

When I was begging, was that right?

— Andhadhun (2018)