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ITALIAN VERB

annullare

to cancel

  • #419 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: annullato
  • Gerund: annullando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use annullare

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

  1. Present

    Annullo la prenotazione, non riusciamo a venire.

    I'm cancelling the booking, we can't make it.

  2. Past

    La compagnia ha annullato il volo senza avvisare.

    The airline cancelled the flight without warning.

  3. Imperfect

    Annullava gli appuntamenti all'ultimo minuto, sempre.

    He cancelled appointments at the last minute, always.

  4. Future

    Se nevica, annulleranno la partita.

    If it snows, they'll cancel the match.

  5. Conditional

    Annullerei l'ordine, ma è già partito.

    I'd cancel the order, but it's already been shipped.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che annullino il concerto per la pioggia.

    I'm afraid they'll cancel the concert because of the rain.

  7. Imperative

    Annulla la sveglia, domani è festa!

    Cancel the alarm, tomorrow's a holiday!

Good to know

  • Annullare a booking, a flight or an order; cancellare is for files and messages.

Verbs like this one

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