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ITALIAN VERB

approvare

to approve

  • #496 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: approvato
  • Gerund: approvando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use approvare

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

  1. Present

    Non approvo il tuo modo di parlargli.

    I don't approve of the way you talk to him.

  2. Past

    Il comune ha approvato il progetto della piscina.

    The town council approved the swimming pool project.

  3. Imperfect

    I miei non approvavano quel fidanzato.

    My parents didn't approve of that boyfriend.

  4. Future

    Il capo approverà le ferie entro venerdì.

    The boss will approve the holidays by Friday.

  5. Conditional

    Approverei il cambiamento, se costasse meno.

    I'd approve the change, if it cost less.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che approvino la richiesta in fretta.

    I hope they approve the request quickly.

  7. Imperative

    Approva il preventivo, così iniziano i lavori.

    Approve the estimate, so the work can start.

Good to know

  • Approvare una legge, un progetto; non approvo is I don't approve, I disagree.

Where you hear approvare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • La banca approva il mutuo oggi. The bank approves the mortgage today.
  • Hanno approvato tutto! They approved everything!
  • Il direttore approverà la richiesta domani. The manager will approve the request tomorrow.
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The Bank Says Yes

Advanced Level 1 · Signora, il mutuo è stato approvato.

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