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ITALIAN VERB

badare

to look after, to mind

  • #427 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: badato
  • Gerund: badando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use badare

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

  1. Present

    Mia madre bada ai bambini quando lavoro.

    My mother looks after the children when I work.

  2. Past

    Non ho badato al prezzo e ho speso troppo.

    I didn't pay attention to the price and spent too much.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccola la nonna badava a me e a mio fratello.

    When I was little, grandma looked after me and my brother.

  4. Future

    Baderò io al cane mentre siete via.

    I'll look after the dog while you're away.

  5. Conditional

    Baderei al gatto, ma sono allergica.

    I'd look after the cat, but I'm allergic.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che qualcuno badi alla casa in agosto.

    I want someone to look after the house in August.

  7. Imperative

    Bada a come parli con tua nonna.

    Mind how you talk to your grandmother.

Good to know

  • Badare a: bada ai bambini, look after the children; non badare a lui, pay no attention to him.

Verbs like this one

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