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  5. day 14

day 14every summer we used to…

unit 3 · when I was little

    every summer we used to…

    Say what you used to do as a child with the imperfetto: giocavo, andavamo, facevamo.

    today’s words

    • il gioco · game; play
    • il giocattolo · toy
    • la bambola · doll
    • colorare · to colour (in)
    • disegnare · to draw
    • nascondere · to hide
    • cadere · to fall
    • rompere · to break
    • il divertimento · fun, entertainment
    • pescare · to fish; to catch
    • la barca · boat
    • smettere · to stop (doing something)
    • durare · to last

    sentences

    • Ogni estate andavamo al mare con i nonni. · Every summer we went to the seaside with our grandparents.
    • Giocavamo in spiaggia tutto il giorno. · We used to play on the beach all day.
    • Le vacanze duravano tre mesi! · The holidays lasted three months!
    • Io e mio padre pescavamo in barca sul lago. · My dad and I used to fish from a boat on the lake.
    • Da piccola disegnavo e coloravo sempre. · When I was little I was always drawing and colouring.