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io continuavo

was continuing, kept (doing)

→ continuare
continu to continue, to keep going + avo 1st person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #34,562
was continuing, kept (doing) Used with a + infinitive to mean “kept doing” something.
IT: Continuavo a leggere il libro.
EN: I kept reading the book.
Conjugation of continuare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First continuavo —

Quello che continuavo a chiamare!

The one I kept calling!

— Manon delle sorgenti (1986)

Io continuavo a provare di nuovo.

I kept trying again.

Ecco perché continuavo a chiamarti, ma tu non rispondevi!

That's why I kept calling you, but you didn't answer!

— The Host (2006)

Ero così nervosa che continuavo a ripetermi.

I was so nervous that I kept repeating myself.

Ma sapevo che se continuavo..

But I knew that if I kept going...

— Interstellar (2014)

Io continuavo a provare ancora.

I kept trying again.

Continuavo a correre.

I kept running.

— Memorie di un assassino (2003)