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🎙 Podcast Episode Two: Impariamo l’italiano piano piano - Un impegno quotidiano

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In this episode, we continue our journey through one of Italian’s most essential past tenses: l’imperfetto. We’ve already explored its key uses—descriptions, habits, and ongoing past actions—but now, we’ll take it a step further by learning how to form this beautifully melodic tense.

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🌟 Highlights:
✔️ Why l’imperfetto is one of the easiest tenses to conjugate.
✔️ A breakdown of regular verb endings (spoiler: no tricky stem changes!).
✔️ Examples from Mariella’s story, as she dreams of a more fulfilling life in Florence.

🎯 Practice Makes Perfect:
To reinforce what you learn today, I have a small assignment for you—conjugate five common verbs in l’imperfetto before the next episode. Check the transcript for this episode (or listen to the podcast) for the verbs to be conjugated. Trust me, a little practice goes a long way!

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🎧 Take it slow, embrace the process, and immerse yourself in Italian—piano piano!

⏳ CHAPTERS
00:00 Chapter 1 Part 1 – English Translation with Italian
02:21 Introduction
05:34 Imperfetto – Ease of Use
07:07 How Is the Imperfetto Formed?
15:26 Italian Imperfetto vs. English Past Tense
17:31 Assignment #1
18:57 Assignment #2 – Comprehension Questions
19:59 Chapter 1 Part 2 – Italian Only
23:14 Assignment #3 – Identify 3 Uses of Imperfetto
25:51 Wrap Up

Never Too Late to Learn
A brief reflection inspired by Bill Monty’s Guide for Getting Older and his episode about Dame Patricia Routledge who, at 96, decided to learn Italian so she could sing an Italian opera. A beautiful reminder that it’s never too late to learn something new, pursue a passion, or follow a dream.

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