Yap.Town

lui veniva

was coming, used to come, was

→ venire
ven to come + iva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Common #8,139
was coming, used to come
IT: Mia sorella veniva qui ogni estate.
EN: My sister used to come here every summer.
Conjugation of venire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First venivo —
Second venivi —
Third veniva venivano

Chris veniva per secondo.

Chris came in second.

Mi chiese se lei veniva o no.

He asked me if she was coming or not.

Ora veniva la parte in cui avremmo dovuto indovinare come procedere.

Now came the part where we were supposed to figure out how to proceed.

Avevo notato che non veniva più a chiedermi soldi.

I noticed that he didn't come asking me for money anymore.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Quando erano qui, la ragazza veniva a farle visita.

When they were here, the girl used to come and visit them.

— Dal cuore (1998)

Veniva a casa mia, dipingeva.

He came to my house and painted.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Tom disse che Mary veniva dall'Australia.

Tom said that Mary was from Australia.

Tom veniva qua il lunedì.

Tom used to come here on Mondays.

Veniva dal profondo dell'anima ed ha avvolto tutto il mio corpo.

It came from deep within my soul and wrapped around my entire body.

— La storia della principessa splendente (2013)

Mary mi ha detto che veniva dall'Australia.

Mary told me she was from Australia.

Mi veniva a prendere in moto col giubbotto di pelle.

He came to pick me up on his motorbike wearing his leather jacket.

— Y tu mamá también - Anche tua madre (2001)

Mentre ero rinchiuso qui ricordo qualcuno che veniva a farmi visita.

While I was locked up here, I remember someone coming to visit me.

— Old Boy (2003)

Il pesce di stamattina veniva dalla Northstar o dalla Rower’s Folly.

This morning’s fish came from the Northstar or the Rower’s Folly.

Veniva a trovarmi in prigione.

He/She used to come visit me in prison.

— Mystic River (2003)

Veniva dal Nord.

He came from the North.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Il pesce veniva dal Maestro Dracosson e dai suoi due concorrenti.

The fish came from Master Dracosson and his two competitors.

Veniva nei giorni sbagliati o nel cuore della notte, con gran colpi alla porta.

He would come on the wrong days or in the middle of the night, with loud knocks on the door.

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

Da dove veniva?

Where did he come from?

— Tesis (1996)

La ragazzina veniva qui spesso.

The young girl used to come here often.

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

C'era un dottore che veniva ogni tanto.

There was a doctor who came by every now and then.

— La donna che canta (2010)

La gente veniva nella Città di Dio a cercare il paradiso.

People came to the City of God looking for paradise.

— City of God (2002)

Però, potremmo essere sul pianeta da cui veniva lui?

But could we be on the planet he came from?

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

Mary ha detto che veniva dall'Australia.

Mary said she was from Australia.

La voce veniva dall’aria aperta.

The voice came from outdoors.

Filippo, come Andrea e Pietro, veniva dalla città di Bethesda.

Philip, like Andrew and Peter, came from the city of Bethesda.

Era tanto che non veniva a trovarci.

It's been a long time since he came to visit us.

— 2001: Odissea nello spazio (1968)

Veniva dal Texas o giù di lì.

He was from Texas or thereabouts.

Per tornare da dove veniva.

To go back where he came from.

— Psyco (1960)

Non veniva più nessuno.

Nobody came anymore.

— Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Abbiamo aspettato un'ora, due ore, siccome non veniva sono scappato.

We waited for an hour, two hours; since he wasn't coming, I left.

— I 400 colpi (1959)

Lui mi ha chiesto se lei veniva o no.

He asked me if she was coming or not.

Ora veniva la parte interessante.

Now came the interesting part.

E la mamma veniva dall'Ohio?

And was your mother from Ohio?

— Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

Sapevo che Tom veniva a Boston.

I knew Tom was coming to Boston.

Veniva a trovarci a Delhi con sua mamma.

He used to come to visit us in Delhi with his mother.

— Una luce dal passato (2004)

Veniva dal Bibliotecario della Contea.

It came from the County Librarian.

Veniva meno caro prendersi le navi da fuori.

It worked out cheaper to get the ships from outside.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Chiedendo in giro, scoprii da dove veniva.

By asking around, I found out where he was from.

Sì signore, e veniva a scuola a cavallo.

Yes, sir, and he used to come to school on horseback.

— I diabolici (1955)

Lo hanno preso mentre veniva qui da te!

They caught him while he was on his way to see you!

— La sfida del samurai (1961)

Veniva dal Texas o da quelle parti.

He was from Texas or somewhere around there.

auxiliary · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,593
was Used with a past participle to form the passive voice.
IT: La posta veniva consegnata ogni mattina.
EN: The mail was delivered every morning.
Conjugation of venire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third veniva venivano

Il ragazzino si metteva nei guai quando veniva lasciato da solo.

The boy got into trouble when he was left alone.

Gli veniva nascosto soprattutto che noi veniamo dalle scimmie.

Above all, what was hidden from him was the fact that we come from monkeys.

— Pentimento (1987)

Per questo veniva sempre tenuta nascosta nel focolare.

For this reason it was always kept hidden in the fireplace.

— Il castello nel cielo (1986)

Ogni giorno, due reti erano in acqua e una veniva riparata.

Every day, two nets were in the water and one was being repaired.

Ogni volta che lo prendevano, veniva picchiato.

Every time they caught him, he was beaten.

— The Host (2006)

Ogni giorno c'era qualcuno che veniva arrestato o che finiva male.

Every day, someone was getting arrested or ending up in trouble.

— City of God (2002)

Lei ha detto che veniva trasferito perché in grave pericolo.

She said he was being transferred because he was in grave danger.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Aozaki è una volpe, che veniva persino chiamata una “sporca rossa”.

Aozaki is a fox, who was even called a “dirty red”.

— The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm (2008)