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ITALIAN VERB

attraversare

to cross

  • #298 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: attraversato
  • Gerund: attraversando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use attraversare

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

  1. Present

    Attraversiamo qui, c'è il semaforo.

    Let's cross here, there's a traffic light.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo attraversato tutta l'Italia in treno.

    We crossed the whole of Italy by train.

  3. Imperfect

    Attraversavo la strada quando è passata la moto.

    I was crossing the street when the motorbike went by.

  4. Future

    Il ponte lo attraverseremo a piedi.

    We'll cross the bridge on foot.

  5. Conditional

    Io non attraverserei il parco di notte.

    I wouldn't cross the park at night.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetta che il bambino attraversi, poi vai.

    Wait for the child to cross, then go.

  7. Imperative

    Attraversa solo quando il semaforo è verde.

    Cross only when the light is green.

Good to know

  • Le strisce pedonali are the crossing: attraversa sulle strisce.

Verbs like this one

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