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loro passavano

were passing, passed, were spending (time)

→ passare
pass to pass, go through + avano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #42,194
were passing, passed
IT: Gli autobus passavano davanti a casa.
EN: The buses were passing in front of the house.
were spending (time)
IT: Passavano le serate a giocare a carte.
EN: They spent their evenings playing cards.
Conjugation of passare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First passavo —
Third passava passavano

Ho visto che le passavano sopra.

I saw them walk over her.

— La società della neve (2023)

Passavano ore a parlare e a ridere.

They spent hours talking and laughing.

Aveva molte idee che le passavano per la testa.

She had many ideas running through her head.

Non avevo visto che passavano.

I hadn’t seen that they were passing by.

— Il profeta (2009)