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stavo lavorando

was working

→ stare
phrase Rare #23,096
was working Imperfect tense of stare + gerund, used for an action in progress in the past.
IT: Stavo lavorando quando mi hai chiamato.
EN: I was working when you called me.

Io non stavo lavorando.

I wasn’t working.

Stavo lavorando quella sera.

I was working that evening.

Non stavo lavorando con Tom su quel progetto.

I wasn’t working with Tom on that project.

Te l'ho detto, stavo lavorando.

I told you, I was working.

— Nessuno lo sa (2004)

Stavo lavorando.

I was working.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Io stavo lavorando quella notte.

I was working that night.

Stavo lavorando la scorsa notte.

I was working last night.

Stavo pensando che lavoravi per me, ma tutto il tempo io stavo lavorando per te.

I thought you were working for me, but all along I was working for you.

— Material Love (2025)

Stavo lavorando un pochino.

I was working a little.

— Il segreto dei suoi occhi (2009)

L'ho fatto tornare, lo stavo lavorando.

I had him come back; I was working on him.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

È quello su cui stavo lavorando.

That’s what I was working on.

Stavo lavorando alla mia collezione di francobolli.

I was working on my stamp collection.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)