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stava mangiando

was eating

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phrase Uncommon #20,292
was eating Past continuous/imperfect form; used for an action in progress in the past.
IT: Quando sono arrivato, stava mangiando.
EN: When I arrived, he was eating.

Non hai visto come stava mangiando pollo ieri sera?

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

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Stava mangiando il gelato.

He was eating ice cream.

Taninna stava mangiando del couscous.

Taninna was eating some couscous.

Ziri stava mangiando in biblioteca.

Ziri was eating in the library.

Chiesi a Tom cosa stava mangiando.

I asked Tom what he was eating.

Tom stava mangiando una mela.

Tom was eating an apple.

Sami stava mangiando del sushi.

Sami was eating sushi.

Tom non stava mangiando da solo.

Tom wasn't eating alone.

Mennad stava mangiando del pesce.

Mennad was eating some fish.

Stava mangiando come un cavallo.

He was eating like a horse.

Tom stava mangiando da solo.

Tom was eating alone.

Sami stava mangiando del gelato.

Sami was eating ice cream.

Stava mangiando la pasta quando ha sentito il campanello suonare.

He was eating pasta when he heard the doorbell ring.

Tom non stava mangiando.

Tom wasn't eating.