loro mangiavano

were eating, ate

→ mangiare
mangi eat + avano 3rd person plural imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #34,920
were eating, ate Imperfetto (past habitual/ongoing).
IT: Da bambini, mangiavano sempre la pasta la domenica.
EN: As children, they always ate pasta on Sundays.
Conjugation of mangiare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mangiavo
Third mangiava mangiavano

Layla e Sami mangiavano qui regolarmente il fine settimana.

Layla and Sami ate here regularly on weekends.

Hanno detto che non mangiavano carne.

They said they didn’t eat meat.

Tom e Mary dissero che non mangiavano carne.

Tom and Mary said they didn't eat meat.

Tom e Mary mangiavano dei popcorn mentre guardavano il film.

Tom and Mary ate popcorn while watching the movie.

Layla e Sami mangiavano qua regolarmente il weekend.

Layla and Sami ate here regularly on weekends.

Layla e Sami mangiavano qua regolarmente il fine settimana.

Layla and Sami ate here regularly on weekends.