spendeva

Spendeva is the third-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Italian verb spendere, which means to spend. This form is used to describe actions that were ongoing, habitual, or set in the past as background for another event. In English, spendeva translates as “he/she was spending” or “he/she used to spend,” with the exact meaning depending on context.

In Italian, the imperfect tense conveys actions repeated over time, states of being, or past settings. Examples include describing habitual behavior, duration, or scenes in narration. For instance: Spendeva sempre molto tempo con la famiglia. (He/she used to spend a lot of time with the family.) Spendeva i soldi per libri invece che per altre cose. (He/she was spending money on books rather than on other things.)

Morphology and related forms: spendere follows a regular pattern in the imperfect. The full imperfect conjugation is: io spendevo, tu spendevi, lui/lei spendeva, noi spendavamo, voi spendevate, loro spendevano. The form spendeva occurs specifically for the third-person singular. The present tense forms include spendo, spendi, spende, spendiamo, spendete, spendono.

Notes: Spendeva is a common verb form in written and spoken Italian. As with other imperfect forms of spendere, its exact nuance arises from context, particularly whether the past action is described as habitual, progressive, or descriptive background. See also spendere for related conjugations and usage.