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ITALIAN VERB

accadere

to happen

  • #180 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: accaduto
  • Gerund: accadendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

How to use accadere

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

  1. Present

    Queste cose accadono, non preoccuparti.

    These things happen, don't worry.

  2. Past

    Cos'è accaduto ieri sera in piazza?

    What happened last night in the square?

  3. Imperfect

    In quel paese non accadeva mai niente.

    Nothing ever happened in that village.

  4. Future

    Qualunque cosa accadrà, io ti aiuto.

    Whatever happens, I'll help you.

  5. Conditional

    Senza il tuo aiuto accadrebbe un disastro.

    Without your help there'd be a disaster.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non accada niente di brutto.

    I hope nothing bad happens.

Good to know

  • Accadere is used in the third person: accade, accadono, è accaduto.
  • Succedere is the everyday word; accadere is a little more formal.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.