eseguivate

Eseguivate is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb eseguire, meaning you were executing or you used to execute. In this use, it describes an ongoing or habitual action in the past, often serving as background in narration or reporting past routines or procedures.

The verb eseguire, from which eseguivate derives, comes from Latin exsequī, meaning to carry out or perform. Over time, this evolved into the modern Italian verb eseguire, which follows regular -ire conjugation patterns, including the imperfect form eseguivate for voi.

Usage notes include that eseguivate is commonly found in literary or formal prose, historical accounts, and any narrative that describes past operations, instructions, or tasks being carried out over a period of time. It bears contrast with the present form eseguite (voi eseguite) in present tense and with other past tenses like avete eseguito (present perfect) or eseguito (past participle in compound tenses).

Examples: Voi eseguivate i vostri compiti ogni giorno senza problemi. Quando il progetto fu lanciato, voi eseguivate le istruzioni con precisione costante. In contrasto, se si vuole the present, si direbbe: voi eseguite i vostri compiti ora.

Forming notes: the imperfect stem is esegu- and the ending -ivate; other persons use eseguivo, eseguivi, eseguiva, eseguivamo, eseguivate, eseguivano. The pronunciation features the /ɡw/ cluster in gi.