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ITALIAN VERB

assumere

to hire

  • #431 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: assunto
  • Gerund: assumendo

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use assumere

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

  1. Present

    Il ristorante assume due camerieri per l'estate.

    The restaurant is hiring two waiters for the summer.

  2. Past

    Mi hanno assunto a tempo indeterminato!

    They've hired me on a permanent contract!

  3. Imperfect

    La fabbrica assumeva molti giovani del paese.

    The factory used to hire many young people from the village.

  4. Future

    Assumeranno nuovo personale a settembre.

    They'll take on new staff in September.

  5. Conditional

    Io assumerei Chiara, ha più esperienza.

    I'd hire Chiara, she has more experience.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che assumano anche quest'anno.

    I hope they're hiring this year too.

  7. Imperative

    Assumi qualcuno, non puoi fare tutto da solo.

    Hire someone, you can't do everything yourself.

Good to know

  • Assumere also means to take on: assumersi la responsabilità.

Where you hear assumere

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Ti assumo a tempo indeterminato. I'm hiring you permanently.
  • Ho assunto Dario in aprile. I hired Dario in April.
  • L'anno prossimo assumeremo un cameriere. Next year we'll hire a waiter.
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Dario's Contract

Advanced Level 3 · No. Ti assumo a tempo indeterminato.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.