was crying, used to cry
Piangevo come un bambino.
I was crying like a baby.
— Il gattopardo (1963)
Piangevo, Contessa.
I was crying, Countess.
A quei tempi piangevo ogni giorno.
Back then I cried every day.
— Fearless (2006)
Piangevo con lui, mentre lo facevo.
I cried with him as I did it.
— Mystic River (2003)
Non piangevo per lei.
I wasn't crying for her.
— Donne sull'orlo di una crisi di nervi (1988)