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ITALIAN VERB

aiutare

to help

  • #52 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: aiutato
  • Gerund: aiutando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use aiutare

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

  1. Present

    Ti aiuto io con le valigie.

    I'll help you with the suitcases.

  2. Past

    Mi hanno aiutato a trovare la strada.

    They helped me find the way.

  3. Imperfect

    Aiutavo sempre mia nonna in cucina.

    I always helped my grandmother in the kitchen.

  4. Future

    Ti aiuterò a studiare per l'esame.

    I'll help you study for the exam.

  5. Conditional

    Mi aiuteresti a spostare il divano?

    Would you help me move the sofa?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho bisogno che qualcuno mi aiuti con il computer.

    I need someone to help me with the computer.

  7. Imperative

    Aiutami, non trovo più il passaporto!

    Help me, I can't find my passport anymore!

Good to know

  • Aiutare someone a with a verb: mi aiuti a portare le borse?
  • Aiuto! is help!

Where you hear aiutare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Aiuto Pietro con il tetto. I'm helping Pietro with the roof.
  • Laura ha aiutato tutto il giorno. Laura helped all day.
  • Ti aiuterò domani. I will help you tomorrow.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Aiuto Pietro con il tetto. I'm helping Pietro with the roof.
  • Laura ha aiutato tutto il giorno. Laura helped all day.
  • Ti aiuterò domani. I will help you tomorrow.

Verbs like this one

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