lui pescava

was fishing, used to fish

→ pescare
pesc to fish + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #44,992
was fishing, used to fish The past form can describe an ongoing action or a repeated habit.
IT: Mio nonno pescava ogni domenica.
EN: My grandfather used to fish every Sunday.
Conjugation of pescare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third pescava —

Il ragazzino che pescava dal pontile avrebbe forse dovuto essere a scuola.

The young boy fishing from the pier probably should have been at school.

«Ehi, voi!» gridò Rudolph al tizio che pescava in fondo al molo.

“Hey, you!” Rudolph shouted to the guy fishing at the end of the pier.

Qui si pescava così bene!

The fishing used to be so good here!

— Il ritorno (2003)

Due secoli fa la gente pescava regolarmente da Star Dock.

Two centuries ago, people regularly fished from Star Dock.