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Passato Remoto vs Imperfetto·Passato Remoto vs Imperfetto — Formal Writing Contexts
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Rule reminder

In formal and literary Italian, the passato remoto is used for all past events (even recent ones in writing). Imperfetto retains its usual functions.

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