Breakdown of Bevevamo sempre il latte caldo, e nostra nonna faceva una torta.
una
a / an (feminine)
e
and
caldo
hot
sempre
always
Questions & Answers about Bevevamo sempre il latte caldo, e nostra nonna faceva una torta.
Why are we using the imperfetto instead of the passato prossimo here?
We use the imperfetto here to describe ongoing or repeated habits in the past. The word sempre (always) is a big clue that drinking milk and making cakes were regular routines, not just one-time events.
How do you form the imperfetto for bere? Why is it bevevamo and not berevamo?
Bere is an irregular verb. In the imperfetto, it goes back to its old Latin root, which has a v. So the stem is bev-, and you add the regular imperfetto endings to it: bevevo, bevevi, beveva, bevevamo, bevevate, bevevano.
Where does the c come from in faceva?
Just like bere, the verb fare (to make or do) uses its original Latin root for the imperfetto. The stem becomes fac-, so you add the regular endings to get facevo, facevi, faceva, and so on.
Why isn't there an article before nostra nonna? Shouldn't it be la nostra nonna?