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io tornavo

was returning, used to return

→ tornare
torn return, go back, come back + avo 1st person singular imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,091
was returning, used to return The subject is “I.”
IT: Tornavo a casa quando ha iniziato a piovere.
EN: I was going home when it started to rain.
Conjugation of tornare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tornavo —
Third tornava tornavano

L'ho conosciuta mentre tornavo a casa.

I met her on my way home.

La conobbi mentre tornavo a casa.

I met her on my way home.

A volte tornavo a casa per pranzo e ogni volta speravo di trovarla.

Sometimes I would go home for lunch, and every time I hoped to find her there.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

Incontrai Tom mentre tornavo a casa.

I met Tom on my way home.

Ho chiamato a casa di Nancy mentre tornavo a casa da scuola.

I called Nancy’s house on my way home from school.

Con la grana in tasca, tornavo alla quiete di casa.

With the money in my pocket, I returned to the quiet of home.

— Carandiru (2003)

Li metteva sempre, quando tornavo a casa.

He always put them on when I came home.

— Kilo Due Bravo - Ad un passo dalla morte (2014)

Mi sono fermata a casa di Tom mentre me ne tornavo a casa.

I stopped by Tom’s house on my way home.