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ITALIAN VERB

allontanarsi

to move away

  • #342 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: allontanato
  • Gerund: allontanandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use allontanarsi

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

  1. Present

    Non mi allontano mai troppo dai bambini in spiaggia.

    I never go too far from the kids at the beach.

  2. Past

    Si è allontanata un attimo per rispondere al telefono.

    She stepped away for a moment to answer the phone.

  3. Imperfect

    La barca si allontanava sempre di più.

    The boat was getting further and further away.

  4. Future

    Mi allontanerò qualche giorno dalla città.

    I'll get away from the city for a few days.

  5. Conditional

    Non mi allontanerei da qui senza di te.

    I wouldn't go away from here without you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che vi allontaniate dal bordo.

    It's better that you move away from the edge.

  7. Imperative

    Allontanati dal fuoco, che scotta!

    Move away from the fire, it's hot!

Good to know

  • Allontanarsi da: non allontanarti dalla spiaggia. The opposite of avvicinarsi.

Verbs like this one

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