lui sorrideva

was smiling, used to smile

→ sorridere
sorrid smile + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,264
was smiling, used to smile
IT: Quando l’ho vista, sorrideva.
EN: When I saw her, she was smiling.
Conjugation of sorridere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third sorrideva —

Una maschera che sorrideva!

A mask that smiled!

— Mystic River (2003)

Sorrideva sempre.

He was always smiling.

— La sposa turca (2004)

Non riesco a dimenticare la faccia di mia nonna quando sorrideva.

I can't forget my grandmother's face when she smiled.

La ragazzina sorrideva.

The little girl was smiling.

Sorrideva con gli occhi.

They smiled with their eyes.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

Il sole sorrideva attraverso la finestra ogni mattina.

The sun smiled through the window every morning.