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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the participio presente in Italian

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  2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the participio presente in Italian

Fill in the missing form of the Italian present participle.

1. Lucio Dalla è un famoso (cantare) italiano. - Lucio Dalla is a famous Italian singer.
2. Gli abitanti della casa,

(dormire), furono svegliati dal temporale. - The house's sleeping inhabitants were awoken by the thunderstorm.
3. Hai visto anche tu quella donna ? (urlare) - Did you see that shouting woman, too?
4. Ascoltavamo una canzone molto (rilassare). - We were listening to a very relaxing song.
5. Pensavamo che loro due fossero (amare). - We thought that they were lovers.
6. Non riuscivano più a sopportare quel chiacchiericcio (invadere). - They were not able to handle that intrusive buzzing anymore.

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