loro parlassero

spoke, were speaking, talked, were talking

→ parlare

parl to speak, to talk + assero they subjunctive imperfect

verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #45,650

spoke, were speaking, talked, were talking This form is used in the subjunctive, often after expressions such as “it seemed as if” or “I don’t know what.”

IT: Pensavo che parlassero italiano.

EN: I thought they spoke Italian.

Conjugation of parlare

parlare parlarne parlarle parlargli parlarmi parlarti parlarvi parlarci parlarmene parlar parlarlo parlartene

Subjunctive imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	parlassi	—
Second	parlassi	—
Third	parlasse	parlassero

Non so di cosa parlassero.

I don't know what they were talking about.

— Dal cuore (1998)

Diceva che le pareva come se gli uccellini le parlassero.

She said it felt as if the birds were talking to her.

— Quando c'era Marnie (2014)

Sembrava che parlassero?

Did it sound like they were talking?

— Lars e una ragazza tutta sua (2007)

Magari le pietre parlassero, eh, Art?

If only stones could talk, eh, Art?

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)