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stava lavorando

was working

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phrase Uncommon #11,265
was working Used to describe an action in progress in the past.
IT: Quando sono arrivato, stava lavorando al computer.
EN: When I arrived, he was working on the computer.

Stava lavorando ieri?

Was he working yesterday?

Perché suo padre stava lavorando lì.

Because his father was working there.

Tom stava lavorando a Boston.

Tom was working in Boston.

Tom stava lavorando lì da solo.

Tom was working there alone.

Sami stava lavorando sul suo computer portatile.

Sami was working on his laptop.

Lui stava lavorando sotto la neve.

He was working in the snow.

Tom dove stava lavorando all'epoca?

Where was Tom working at the time?

Stava lavorando per il suo giornale.

He was working for his newspaper.

— Tropa de elite 2 - Il nemico ora è un altro (2010)

Mi ha detto che stava lavorando.

He told me he was working.

Ji-young stava lavorando.

Ji-young was working.

— Le buone stelle - Broker (2022)

Tom stava lavorando ieri?

Was Tom working yesterday?

Ebbe un incidente mentre stava lavorando.

He had an accident while he was working.

Stava lavorando da anni a un romanzo.

He had been working on a novel for years.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Dove stava lavorando Tom all'epoca?

Where was Tom working at the time?

Marco stava lavorando al computer e non ha sentito nessuno bussare.

Marco was working on the computer and didn't hear anyone knocking.

Tom stava lavorando a Boston l'anno scorso.

Tom was working in Boston last year.

Ivan stava lavorando su un computer.

Ivan was working on a computer.

Tom stava lavorando lo scorso fine settimana.

Tom was working last weekend.

Mi disse che stava lavorando.

He told me he was working.

Tom non stava lavorando.

Tom wasn't working.

Stava lavorando lì sopra?

Was he working up there?

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Tom stava lavorando con Mary.

Tom was working with Mary.

Tom stava lavorando.

Tom was working.

Stava lavorando a un romanzo da anni, prima e dopo l'incidente di Daniel.

He had been working on a novel for years, both before and after Daniel's accident.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Non stava lavorando con lei.

He wasn't working with her.

Quindi stava lavorando lì?

So he was working there?

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Perché stava lavorando la notte?

Why was he working at night?

— The World (2004)

Tom stava lavorando la scorsa notte.

Tom was working last night.