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ITALIAN VERB

affrontare

to face, to deal with

  • #458 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: affrontato
  • Gerund: affrontando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use affrontare

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

  1. Present

    Affrontiamo un problema alla volta.

    We deal with one problem at a time.

  2. Past

    Ha affrontato la malattia con grande forza.

    She faced the illness with great strength.

  3. Imperfect

    Affrontava ogni esame senza paura.

    He faced every exam without fear.

  4. Future

    Affronteremo la questione alla prossima riunione.

    We'll address the issue at the next meeting.

  5. Conditional

    Come affronteresti una situazione così?

    How would you deal with a situation like that?

  6. Present subjunctive

    È ora che tu affronti il tuo capo.

    It's time you faced your boss.

  7. Imperative

    Affronta la paura e sali sull'aereo.

    Face your fear and get on the plane.

Verbs like this one

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