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ITALIAN VERB

attaccare

to attach, to attack

  • #336 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: attaccato
  • Gerund: attaccando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use attaccare

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

  1. Present

    Attacco il manifesto al muro con lo scotch.

    I'm sticking the poster to the wall with tape.

  2. Past

    Il cane ha attaccato il postino, poverino.

    The dog attacked the postman, poor thing.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna attaccava i bottoni in cinque minuti.

    Grandma would sew buttons on in five minutes.

  4. Future

    Attaccheremo le foto al frigorifero.

    We'll put the photos up on the fridge.

  5. Conditional

    Attaccherei una luce qui, è troppo buio.

    I'd put a light up here, it's too dark.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che il gatto attacchi i bambini.

    I don't think the cat will attack the children.

  7. Imperative

    Attacca il cartello sulla porta, grazie.

    Stick the sign on the door, thanks.

Good to know

  • Attaccare also means to stick: attaccare un francobollo. Attaccare bottone is to strike up a chat with a stranger.

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