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loro mangiavano

ate, were eating

→ mangiare
mangi eat + avano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #34,137
ate, were eating The meaning is usually clear from context: it can describe an ongoing action or a repeated habit in the past.
IT: I bambini mangiavano la pasta a pranzo.
EN: The children ate pasta for lunch.
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.

Tom e Mary dissero che non mangiavano carne.

Tom and Mary said they didn't eat meat.

Layla e Sami mangiavano qua regolarmente il fine settimana.

Layla and Sami ate here regularly on weekends.

Tom e Mary mangiavano dei popcorn mentre guardavano il film.

Tom and Mary ate popcorn while watching the movie.

Hanno detto che non mangiavano carne.

They said they didn’t eat meat.

Layla e Sami mangiavano qua regolarmente il weekend.

Layla and Sami ate here regularly on weekends.