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ITALIAN VERB

asciugare

to dry

  • #438 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: asciugato
  • Gerund: asciugando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use asciugare

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

  1. Present

    Il sole asciuga i panni in un'ora.

    The sun dries the laundry in an hour.

  2. Past

    Hai asciugato i piatti? Sono ancora bagnati.

    Did you dry the dishes? They're still wet.

  3. Imperfect

    Il vento asciugava le strade dopo la pioggia.

    The wind dried the streets after the rain.

  4. Future

    Il pavimento si asciugherà in pochi minuti.

    The floor will dry in a few minutes.

  5. Conditional

    Con questo caldo i capelli asciugherebbero da soli.

    In this heat my hair would dry by itself.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetta che la vernice asciughi bene.

    Wait for the paint to dry properly.

  7. Imperative

    Asciuga le mani prima di toccare il telefono.

    Dry your hands before touching the phone.

Good to know

  • Asciugarsi is to dry yourself: asciugati le mani, dry your hands.

Verbs like this one

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