Topic: Italian

"He was taking me to school by car."

Translation:Mi portava a scuola in macchina.

August 6, 2013

4 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/artaed

    Why does the clue suggest you use prendeva but the answer expects portava????

    March 19, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/sureed
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    Also I had this one as an Italian to English translation question earlier in this exercise and the Italian used then was prendeva! Have reported.

    May 7, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Gabsyspur
    • 2

    Is this not translated as "he used to take me to school by car"?

    Shouldn't "he was taking me to school by car" actually be translated using the gerund because it is an action that is/was happening? Mi stava portando a scuola in machinna?

    January 5, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Francesco817465

      Not sure what the intention of the sentence is in Italian but 'He was taking' is not the same as 'He took' in English.

      August 7, 2017
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