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ITALIAN VERB

abbandonare

to abandon

  • #481 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: abbandonato
  • Gerund: abbandonando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I abandon
  2. tu you abandon
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she abandons
  4. noi we abandon
  5. voi you all abandon
  6. loro they abandon

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I abandoned
  2. tu you abandoned
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she abandoned
  4. noi we abandoned
  5. voi you all abandoned
  6. loro they abandoned

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to abandon
  2. tu you used to abandon
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to abandon
  4. noi we used to abandon
  5. voi you all used to abandon
  6. loro they used to abandon

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will abandon
  2. tu you will abandon
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will abandon
  4. noi we will abandon
  5. voi you all will abandon
  6. loro they will abandon

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would abandon
  2. tu you would abandon
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would abandon
  4. noi we would abandon
  5. voi you all would abandon
  6. loro they would abandon

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I abandon
  2. tu (that) you abandon
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she abandon
  4. noi (that) we abandon
  5. voi (that) you all abandon
  6. loro (that) they abandon

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu abandon!
  2. Lei abandon! (formal)
  3. noi abandon! (let’s)
  4. voi abandon! (all of you)

How to use abbandonare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Non abbandono mai un libro a metà.

    I never abandon a book halfway.

  2. Past

    Hanno abbandonato il cane sull'autostrada.

    They abandoned the dog on the motorway.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni estate qualcuno abbandonava un gatto qui.

    Every summer someone abandoned a cat here.

  4. Future

    Non ti abbandoneremo, stai tranquillo.

    We won't abandon you, don't worry.

  5. Conditional

    Abbandonerei la città per una casa in campagna.

    I'd leave the city for a house in the country.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che abbandoni gli studi adesso.

    I don't want you to drop out of your studies now.

  7. Imperative

    Non abbandonare la macchina qui, la rimuovono.

    Don't leave the car here, they tow it away.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -are verb.