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lui leggeva

was reading, used to read

→ leggere
legg to read + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #26,288
was reading, used to read The imperfect can describe an action in progress in the past or a habitual past action.
IT: Mio nonno leggeva il giornale ogni mattina.
EN: My grandfather used to read the newspaper every morning.
Conjugation of leggere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First leggevo —
Third leggeva —

Leggeva il Corano ogni giorno.

He read the Quran every day.

Non aveva nessuna difficoltà a capire chi leggeva e chi se la prendeva comoda.

He had no trouble figuring out who was reading and who was taking it easy.

Tom leggeva dei romanzi.

Tom read novels.

Sami leggeva il Corano.

Sami read the Koran.

Era un uomo molto intelligente, ma leggeva troppi libri, e perse la ragione.

He was a very intelligent man, but he read too many books and lost his mind.

— Il ragazzo e l'airone (2023)

Rima leggeva dei libri di avventura.

Rima read adventure books.

Sami leggeva bene la Bibbia.

Sami read the Bible well.

Marie leggeva.

Marie was reading.

Tom leggeva la Bibbia in francese.

Tom read the Bible in French.

Gli si leggeva in faccia la delusione per quella notizia terribile.

The disappointment at that terrible news was evident on his face.

Sami leggeva un capitolo del Corano ogni giorno.

Sami read a chapter of the Quran every day.