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ITALIAN VERB

accompagnare

to walk someone somewhere, to accompany

  • #344 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: accompagnato
  • Gerund: accompagnando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use accompagnare

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

  1. Present

    Ti accompagno io alla stazione, tranquilla.

    I'll take you to the station, don't worry.

  2. Past

    Ho accompagnato mia nonna dal medico.

    I took my grandmother to the doctor.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo mio padre mi accompagnava a scuola.

    When I was little my father walked me to school.

  4. Future

    Vi accompagneremo noi all'aeroporto domenica.

    We'll take you to the airport on Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Ti accompagnerei, ma la macchina è dal meccanico.

    I'd give you a lift, but the car's at the mechanic's.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuoi che ti accompagni a fare la spesa?

    Do you want me to come shopping with you?

  7. Imperative

    Accompagna la signora all'uscita, per favore.

    Please show the lady to the exit.

Where you hear accompagnare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Ti accompagno io alla stazione. I'll walk you to the station myself.
  • Pietro mi ha accompagnata a Roma. Pietro went with me to Rome.
  • Chi ti accompagnerà all'aeroporto? Who will take you to the airport?

Verbs like this one

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