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ITALIAN VERB

andare

to go

  • #6 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: andato
  • Gerund: andando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use andare

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

  1. Present

    Vado al lavoro in bicicletta.

    I go to work by bike.

  2. Past

    Siamo andati a Venezia per il weekend.

    We went to Venice for the weekend.

  3. Imperfect

    Andavo a scuola a piedi con mia sorella.

    I used to walk to school with my sister.

  4. Future

    Quest'estate andremo in Sardegna.

    This summer we'll go to Sardinia.

  5. Conditional

    Andrei volentieri a quel concerto.

    I'd gladly go to that concert.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu vada dal medico.

    It's better that you go to the doctor.

  7. Imperative

    Va' avanti, ti raggiungo tra poco.

    Go ahead, I'll catch up with you shortly.

Good to know

  • Andare a is to go to a town or to do something: vado a Roma, vado a dormire; andare in for countries and most places: vado in Italia, in ufficio.
  • Come va? is how's it going; va bene is okay, fine.

Where you hear andare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • La mattina vado sempre al mercato. In the morning I always go to the market.
  • Oggi sono andata in centro con l'ombrello di Kevin. Today I went into town with Kevin's umbrella.
  • Domani vai a San Luca, con il sole. Tomorrow you'll go to San Luca, in the sun.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • La mattina vado sempre al mercato. In the morning I always go to the market.
  • Oggi sono andata in centro con l'ombrello di Kevin. Today I went into town with Kevin's umbrella.
  • Domani vai a San Luca, con il sole. Tomorrow you'll go to San Luca, in the sun.
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Nonna Asks About the Day

Beginner Level 2 · Poi sono andata da Gino. · Sono andato da Gino. · Niente. Vado a dormire presto.

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A Bear in the Orchard

Beginner Level 2 · Un po'. Poi è andato via.

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The Kitchen Shopping List

Beginner Level 2 · No, basta così. Vado al mercato.

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The Sheep Go Up

Beginner Level 2 · Buongiorno. Domani le pecore vanno in montagna.

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Nonna Asks About Tomorrow

Beginner Level 2 · Andrò a lavorare da Bruna. · Andrò a Roma.

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At the Station in Town

Beginner Level 2 · Finalmente! Com'è andato il viaggio? · Lungo! Ho fame. Andiamo a mangiare?

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Where Did They Go

Beginner Level 2 · Dov'è andato? · È andato in America, con mio zio.

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The Storm

Beginner Level 2 · Sì, è andata via la luce.

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Nonna Remembers Autumn

Beginner Level 3 · Sì! E andavamo a scuola a piedi.

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Half Now, the Rest in December

Beginner Level 3 · Va bene. Domani vado in banca.

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Shopping Before the Snow

Beginner Level 3 · Con il sale, il ghiaccio va via.

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Midnight in the Square

Beginner Level 3 · Sì! A che ora andiamo?

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And 47 more lessons.

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