was eating, ate
Mary mi disse che non mangiava carne.
Mary told me she didn’t eat meat.
Quando Mary era giovane, mangiava tre uova ogni giorno.
When Mary was young, she ate three eggs every day.
Tom era seduto al tavolo della cucina mentre mangiava la cena.
Tom was sitting at the kitchen table eating dinner.
Vestiva bene, mangiava bene, quello che gli lasciava il padrone.
He dressed well, he ate well, what his master left him.
— Malcolm X (1992)
Mi disse che non mangiava maiale.
He told me he didn’t eat pork.
Mangiava così tanto, che saremmo finiti sotto un ponte.
He ate so much, we would have ended up under a bridge.
— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)
Mary mi disse che non mangiava carne di maiale.
Mary told me she didn’t eat pork.
Mentre mangiava una pizza, stava infastidendo sua sorella.
While eating a pizza, he was annoying his sister.
Mary ha detto che non mangiava carne.
Mary said that she didn’t eat meat.