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ITALIAN VERB

aggiungere

to add

  • #350 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: aggiunto
  • Gerund: aggiungendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use aggiungere

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

  1. Present

    Aggiungo un po' di sale e assaggio.

    I'll add a bit of salt and taste it.

  2. Past

    Ho aggiunto il tuo nome alla lista.

    I've added your name to the list.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna aggiungeva sempre un uovo in più.

    Grandma always added an extra egg.

  4. Future

    Aggiungeremo una sedia, siamo in sette.

    We'll add a chair, there are seven of us.

  5. Conditional

    Aggiungerei un po' di peperoncino, tu?

    I'd add a little chilli, would you?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non c'è bisogno che tu aggiunga altro.

    There's no need for you to add anything else.

  7. Imperative

    Aggiungi l'acqua poco alla volta.

    Add the water a little at a time.

Good to know

  • Aggiungere un po' di sale; in a conversation, non ho altro da aggiungere, I have nothing to add.

Verbs like this one

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