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ITALIAN VERB

alzare

to raise, to lift

  • #334 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: alzato
  • Gerund: alzando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use alzare

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

  1. Present

    Alzo la mano quando so la risposta.

    I raise my hand when I know the answer.

  2. Past

    Hai alzato il riscaldamento? Fa caldissimo.

    Did you turn up the heating? It's boiling.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre non alzava mai la voce.

    My father never raised his voice.

  4. Future

    Alzeranno i prezzi di nuovo a gennaio.

    They'll raise prices again in January.

  5. Conditional

    Alzerei un po' le tende, entra poca luce.

    I'd raise the curtains a little, not much light gets in.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non alzino l'affitto quest'anno.

    I hope they don't raise the rent this year.

  7. Imperative

    Alza il volume, non sento niente.

    Turn up the volume, I can't hear a thing.

Good to know

  • Alzare la voce is to raise your voice; alzare il volume, to turn it up. Alzarsi is to get up.

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