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stava mangiando

was eating

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phrase Uncommon #21,552
was eating Describes an action that was in progress in the past.
IT: Stava mangiando una mela quando sono arrivato.
EN: He was eating an apple when I arrived.

Tom stava mangiando una mela.

Tom was eating an apple.

Chiesi a Tom cosa stava mangiando.

I asked Tom what he was eating.

Sami stava mangiando del sushi.

Sami was eating sushi.

Stava mangiando come un cavallo.

He was eating like a horse.

Tom stava mangiando da solo.

Tom was eating alone.

Tom non stava mangiando.

Tom wasn't eating.

Stava mangiando la pasta quando ha sentito il campanello suonare.

He was eating pasta when he heard the doorbell ring.

Non hai visto come stava mangiando pollo ieri sera?

Didn't you see how he was eating chicken last night?

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Taninna stava mangiando del couscous.

Taninna was eating some couscous.

Sami stava mangiando del gelato.

Sami was eating ice cream.

Ziri stava mangiando in biblioteca.

Ziri was eating in the library.

Tom non stava mangiando da solo.

Tom wasn't eating alone.

Mennad stava mangiando del pesce.

Mennad was eating some fish.

Stava mangiando il gelato.

He was eating ice cream.