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ITALIAN VERB

ammalarsi

to get sick

  • #210 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: ammalato
  • Gerund: ammalandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use ammalarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mio figlio si ammala ogni inverno.

    My son gets sick every winter.

  2. Past

    Mi sono ammalata proprio durante le vacanze.

    I got sick right during the holidays.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo mi ammalavo spesso.

    As a child I often got sick.

  4. Future

    Se esci così, ti ammalerai di sicuro.

    If you go out like that, you'll definitely get sick.

  5. Conditional

    Senza cappotto mi ammalerei in un giorno.

    Without a coat I'd get sick in a day.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che la nonna si ammali di nuovo.

    I'm afraid Grandma will get sick again.

  7. Imperative

    Non ammalarti proprio adesso, abbiamo il viaggio!

    Don't get sick right now, we have the trip!

Good to know

  • Ammalarsi is to fall ill; essere malato is to be ill.

Verbs like this one

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