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lui guidava

was driving, drove

→ guidare
guid to drive + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #21,901
was driving, drove Imperfect form; often describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: Guidava piano sulla strada bagnata.
EN: He was driving slowly on the wet road.
Conjugation of guidare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First guidavo —
Third guidava —

Guidava mia moglie.

My wife was driving.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Mio padre tempo fa guidava i camion.

My father used to drive trucks.

— Salyut 7 - La storia di un'impresa (2017)

Non guidava lei.

She wasn't driving.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Guidava velocemente.

He was driving fast.

Eri tu quello che guidava l'auto?

Were you the one driving the car?

— Madre (2009)

Guidava la carica dei demoni.

He led the charge of demons.

— 28 anni dopo - Il tempio delle ossa (2026)

Chi guidava l'auto?!

Who was driving the car?!

— Madre (2009)

Il giovane che guidava la macchina era ubriaco.

The young man who was driving the car was drunk.

Lei guidava la macchina.

She was driving the car.

Guidava un taxi Lada, piccolo e puzzolente.

He drove a small, smelly Lada taxi.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Ora le servirebbe una di quelle macchine sportive straniere che guidava sempre.

Now she could use one of those foreign sports cars she always drove.

— Prova a prendermi (2002)

Quella sera guidavo io, non guidava Lele.

That evening I was driving, Lele wasn't driving.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Guidava il governatore?

Was the governor driving?

— Blow Out (1981)

Delassalle come guidava?

How did Delassalle drive?

— I diabolici (1955)