stavo ascoltando

I was listening

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phrase Rare #38,413

I was listening Describes an ongoing action in the past.

IT: Stavo ascoltando la radio.

EN: I was listening to the radio.

Io stavo ascoltando.

I was listening.

Ero preoccupato per lei, così stavo ascoltando le chiamate della polizia.

I was worried about her, so I was listening to the police calls.

— I Saw the Devil (2010)

Non stavo ascoltando.

I wasn't listening.

Stavo ascoltando.

I was listening.

— Agora (2009)

Io non stavo ascoltando.

I wasn't listening.

Stavo ascoltando quei due che parlano.

I was listening to those two talking.

— Happy Together (1997)