io dormivo

was sleeping

→ dormire
dorm sleep + ivo io imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,767
was sleeping
IT: Dormivo quando hai chiamato.
EN: I was sleeping when you called.
Conjugation of dormire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dormivo —
Second dormivi —
Third dormiva dormivano

Lavoravo tutta la notte e dormivo di giorno.

I used to work all night and sleep during the day.

— Happy Together (1997)

Vi siete spogliati in piscina, mentre io dormivo.

You got undressed at the pool while I was sleeping.

— Rushmore (1998)

Non dormivo da quattro giorni.

I hadn't slept for four days.

— Fight Club (1999)

Dormivo?

Was I sleeping?

— Fight Club (1999)

Io dormivo, c'è qualche problema?

I was sleeping, is there a problem?

— Famiglia all'improvviso - Istruzioni non incluse (2016)

Ma devi capire che è successo tutto mentre io dormivo.

But you have to understand that it all happened while I was sleeping.

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Scusa, dormivo.

Sorry, I was sleeping.

— Fuck you, prof! (2013)

Ma io dormivo, mi hanno svegliato loro.

But I was asleep; they woke me up.

— Amarcord (1973)

Facevo migliaia di cose, non dormivo mai.

I used to do thousands of things; I never slept.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Non dormivo così da anni.

I haven't slept this well in years.

— Una luce dal passato (2004)

Dormivo.

I was sleeping.

— Mystic River (2003)

Non ho mangiato nulla in aereo perché dormivo.

I didn't eat anything on the plane because I was asleep.

— Burning - L'amore brucia (2018)

Non dormivo.

I wasn't sleeping.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)