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loro venivano

came, were coming, were

→ venire
ven to come + iva Imperfect tense + no third-person plural (they)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #28,374
came, were coming
IT: Venivano spesso a trovarci.
EN: They often came to visit us.
Conjugation of venire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First venivo —
Second venivi —
Third veniva venivano

Le sue parole venivano dal cuore.

His words came from the heart.

Da dove venivano i libri?

Where did the books come from?

Da dove altro venivano le parole?

Where else did the words come from?

Loro venivano da Liverpool.

They came from Liverpool.

Tom e Mary dissero che venivano dall'Australia.

Tom and Mary said they were from Australia.

Perché venivano qui?

Why did they come here?

— Stalker (1979)

Ho esaurito tutte le opzioni che mi venivano in mente.

I exhausted all the options I could think of.

Venivano dalla provincia.

They came from the province.

— Il favoloso mondo di Amélie (2001)

Da dove venivano le parole?

Where did the words come from?

Le parole nei libri, invece, non venivano da nessuna parte.

The words in the books, on the other hand, came from nowhere.

auxiliary · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #38,568
were Used as an auxiliary to form the imperfect passive.
IT: Le lettere venivano consegnate ogni mattina.
EN: The letters were delivered every morning.
Conjugation of venire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third veniva venivano

Venivano chiamati"I due santi".

They were called “The Two Saints.”

— Young Detective Dee - Il risveglio del drago marino (2013)

Ma i pezzi grossi venivano ingannati dal tuo atteggiamento!

But the big shots were fooled by your attitude!

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

I moli non venivano riparati.

The piers weren't being repaired.

L'Australia era il posto dove i prigionieri britannici venivano mandati.

Australia was where British prisoners were sent.

I primi giornali venivano stampati, proprio come gli antichi libri.

The first newspapers were printed, just like ancient books.