Yap.Town

io mettevo

was putting, used to put, was taking, used to take (time)

→ mettere
mett to put, place + evo 1st-person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #42,308
was putting, used to put In the imperfect, this can describe an action in progress or a repeated or habitual action in the past.
IT: Mettevo i libri sullo scaffale.
EN: I was putting the books on the shelf.
was taking, used to take (time) Used with ci and a time expression to say how long something took.
IT: Ci mettevo mezz'ora ad arrivare.
EN: It used to take me half an hour to get there.
Conjugation of mettere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First mettevo —
Third metteva —

E io, di nuovo, ci mettevo troppo a capire.

And once again, it took me too long to understand.

Non ci mettevo la lingua.

I didn't put my tongue in it.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

Io non la mettevo più!

I wasn't putting it on anymore!

— Fight Club (1999)

Quando ero piccolo, non mi mettevo i pantaloni.

When I was little, I didn’t put on pants.

Così le mettevo per iscritto, per non dimenticarle col tempo.

That way, I wrote them down so I wouldn’t forget them over time.