inviavamo

Inviavamo is the imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb inviare, meaning to send. It expresses an ongoing or repeated action in the past, and is commonly used to set a scene, describe routines, or refer to past communications that were not completed or finalized at a specific moment.

Grammatical notes: Invio inviare is a regular -are verb in its imperfect tense. The forms for the first person plural are inviavamo, while the full imperfect paradigm is: io inviavo, tu inviavi, lui/lei inviava, noi inviavamo, voi inviavate, loro inviavano. The form inviavamo corresponds specifically to the subject noi.

Usage and nuance: Inviavamo is typically used when the past sending action is described as habitual or in progress. It contrasts with the passato prossimo (abbiamo inviato) for a completed action, and with the passato remoto in certain narrative registers. It can appear in formal or informal writing and speech to convey routine communications, such as sending reports, messages, or documents over a period in the past.

Examples: Quando lavoravamo insieme, inviavamo aggiornamenti settimanali ai clienti. Da studenti, inviavamo domande al tutor quasi ogni giorno.

See also: inviare; forms and tenses of inviare; related past tenses in Italian.