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io venivo

was coming, used to come

→ venire
ven to come + iv imperfect tense + o io imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #20,599
was coming, used to come The past imperfect form can describe an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
IT: Da bambino venivo qui ogni estate.
EN: As a child, I used to come here every summer.
Conjugation of venire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First venivo —
Second venivi —
Third veniva venivano

Quando venivo a Roma, andavo in una pensione vicino a piazza Fiume.

When I came to Rome, I went to a guesthouse near Piazza Fiume.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Venivo.

I was coming.

Io una volta venivo qui.

I used to come here.

Tua sorella era così timida e scappava ogni volta che venivo a trovarti.

Your sister was so shy and would run away every time I came to visit you.

— Thirst (2009)

Da ragazzo, venivo sempre qui per stare con suo padre.

As a boy, I always came here to be with his father.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Forse era meglio se non venivo io a prenderla.

Maybe it would have been better if I hadn't come and picked her up.

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Ogni estate venivo qui.

I used to come here every summer.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

E io venivo con te.

And I was coming with you.

— American Gangster (2007)

Una volta venivo qui.

I used to come here.

Cos'ha detto alla notizia che venivo?

What did they say when they heard I was coming?

— Carandiru (2003)

Io ci venivo a pescare qui.

I used to come here to fish.

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

Io venivo dal passato, dove lei viveva.

I came from the past, where she lived.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Ci venivo quando ero bambino.

I used to come here when I was a child.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Qui venivo a giocare da bambina.

I used to come here to play as a child.

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

Conosco bene questa zona, ci venivo da bambino ogni estate.

I know this area well, I used to come here every summer as a child.