[{"role": "user", "content": "I'm trying to communicate with my Italian friend about my recent volunteer work, and I want to tell them about it. Can you help me translate the sentence 'I was helping out' into Italian so I can share my experience with them?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The translation of 'I was helping out' in Italian is 'Io stavo aiutando.'. You can use this to tell your friend about your volunteer work and share your experience with them."}]