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loro dormivano

were sleeping, slept

→ dormire
dorm sleep + ivano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #41,887
were sleeping, slept Used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: I bambini dormivano quando è suonato il telefono.
EN: The children were sleeping when the phone rang.
Conjugation of dormire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dormivo —
Second dormivi —
Third dormiva dormivano

Lavoravano e dormivano in squadre.

They worked and slept in teams.

— Fight Club (1999)

I padroni dormivano.

The owners were sleeping.

— Storie pazzesche (2014)

Gli uomini dormivano profondamente dopo la vedetta.

The men were fast asleep after the lookout.

— La corazzata Potëmkin (1925)

Mentre il professore stava insegnando, gli studenti dormivano.

While the professor was teaching, the students were sleeping.

Mentre la professoressa stava insegnando, gli studenti dormivano.

While the teacher was teaching, the students were sleeping.