tu rispondevi

were answering, answered

→ rispondere
rispond to answer, to reply + evi tu imperfect
verb · 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #39,761
were answering, answered Second-person singular imperfect; the English tense depends on context.
IT: Perché non rispondevi al telefono?
EN: Why weren't you answering the phone?
Conjugation of rispondere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Second rispondevi —
Third rispondeva —

Non rispondevi al telefono.

You weren't answering the phone.

— Goksung - La presenza del diavolo (2016)

Ecco perché continuavo a chiamarti, ma tu non rispondevi!

That's why I kept calling you, but you didn't answer!

— The Host (2006)

Non rispondevi al telefono!

You weren't answering the phone!

— Suzume (2022)

Non ho mai fatto uno di questi quando ancora rispondevi..

I never did one of these back when you still replied...

— Interstellar (2014)

Tu che rispondevi?

What did you answer?

— I diabolici (1955)