[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to practice my Italian skills and I'm having trouble with a sentence that describes someone's personality. Can you help me translate 'You were shy' into Italian?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'You were shy' into Italian is 'Tu eri timida.' Keep in mind that the adjective 'timida' is feminine, so it should be used to describe a female. If you're describing a male, you would use the masculine form 'timido', as in 'Tu eri timido.'"}, {"role": "user", "content": "That's very helpful, thank you. What's the difference between 'eri' and'sei' when describing someone's personality?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "'Eri' is the imperfect form of 'essere' (to be) which is used to describe a past, ongoing or repeated action, whereas'sei' is the present form. So, 'Tu eri timida' describes someone who was shy in the past, whereas 'Tu sei timida' describes someone who is currently shy."}]