loro ricordavano

remembered, used to remember

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ricord remember + ava imperfect tense + no 3rd person plural imperfect past

verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #43,082

remembered, used to remember Imperfect tense (they): can mean an ongoing past action (“were remembering”) or a habitual past action (“used to remember”).

IT: Da bambini ricordavano sempre le storie dei nonni.

EN: As children, they always remembered their grandparents' stories.

Conjugation of ricordare

	Singular	Plural
First	ricordarmi	—
Second	ricordarti	—

ricordare ricordata ricordarlo ricordartelo

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	ricordavo	—
Third	ricordava	ricordavano

Mi ricordavano il mio matrimonio.

They reminded me of my wedding.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Probabilmente che non si ricordavano assolutamente di niente.

They probably didn't remember absolutely anything.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Si ricordavano tutti di Tom.

They all remembered Tom.

Tom e Mary hanno detto che si ricordavano di averlo fatto.

Tom and Mary said they remembered doing it.