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io mangiavo

I was eating, I used to eat

→ mangiare
mangi eat + avo 1st person singular imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #36,425
I was eating, I used to eat Imperfetto (1st person singular) of "mangiare"; used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
IT: Quando ero piccolo, mangiavo sempre la pasta a pranzo.
EN: When I was little, I always ate pasta for lunch.
Conjugation of mangiare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mangiavo —
Third mangiava mangiavano

Io ho letto un giornale mentre mangiavo.

I read a newspaper while I ate.

Mangiavo spesso del curry in Giappone.

I used to eat curry a lot in Japan.

Io mangiavo di continuo.

I ate continuously.

— Die My Love (2025)

Era tanto che non mangiavo cosi.

I hadn’t eaten like that in a long time.

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

E mangiavo un hot dog.

And I was eating a hot dog.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

Io mangiavo delle fragole.

I was eating strawberries.