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lui dipingeva

was painting, used to paint

→ dipingere
diping to paint + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #33,773
was painting, used to paint The exact English tense depends on context: it can describe an action in progress or a habitual action in the past.
IT: Mia sorella dipingeva un paesaggio.
EN: My sister was painting a landscape.
Conjugation of dipingere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third dipingeva —

Veniva a casa mia, dipingeva.

He came to my house and painted.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

E voi che cosa facevate quando egli dipingeva il suo albero?

And what did you do when he painted his tree?

— Rebecca - La prima moglie (1940)

La bambina dipingeva fiori.

The little girl was painting flowers.

E dipingeva bene?

And did he paint well?

— Rebecca - La prima moglie (1940)

Volete dire che dipingeva sempre lo stesso albero?

Do you mean he always painted the same tree?

— Rebecca - La prima moglie (1940)

La bambina dipingeva dei fiori.

The little girl was painting flowers.

Dipingeva.

He painted.

— La sposa turca (2004)