io scrivevo

was writing, used to write

→ scrivere

scriv write + evo 1st person singular imperfect

verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #42,248

was writing, used to write Imperfect tense; the subject can be I or he/she/it depending on context.

IT: Quando ero piccolo, scrivevo molte lettere ai miei nonni.

EN: When I was little, I used to write many letters to my grandparents.

Conjugation of scrivere

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	scrivevo	—
Third	scriveva	—

I don't know how, but I was writing.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

I stayed up all night and wrote and wrote.

— Quasi famosi (2000)

I was writing.

— Nouvelle Vague (2025)

I used to write to her often when I was a student.