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ITALIAN VERB

baciare

to kiss

  • #317 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: baciato
  • Gerund: baciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use baciare

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

  1. Present

    In Italia ci baciamo sulle guance per salutarci.

    In Italy we kiss on the cheeks to say hello.

  2. Past

    Mi ha baciata davanti a tutti!

    He kissed me in front of everyone!

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna ci baciava sempre sulla fronte.

    Grandma always kissed us on the forehead.

  4. Future

    Bacerò i bambini e poi andrò a dormire.

    I'll kiss the kids and then go to bed.

  5. Conditional

    Ti bacerei, ma siamo in ufficio.

    I'd kiss you, but we're at the office.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che il cane mi baci sulla bocca!

    I don't want the dog kissing me on the mouth!

  7. Imperative

    Baciami, prima che parta il treno.

    Kiss me, before the train leaves.

Good to know

  • Friends greet each other with due baci, one on each cheek; a kiss is un bacio, and baci closes a message.

Verbs like this one

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