leggevate
Leggevate is the second-person plural imperfect form of the Italian verb leggere, meaning “you were reading” or “you used to read.” It appears in narratives and descriptions of past, ongoing, or habitual actions when addressing more than one person.
Morphology and spelling: Leggere belongs to the -ere verb class. The imperfect is formed on the stem
Usage: Leggevate is used to describe past actions that were ongoing or habitual, or to set scenes
Related forms: The other imperfect forms of leggere are leggevo (io), leggevi (tu), leggeva (lui/lei), leggevamo
Etymology: The verb leggere derives from Latin legere; the imperfect forms insert gemination in the stem to