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ITALIAN VERB

bloccarsi

to jam, to get stuck

  • #415 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: bloccato
  • Gerund: bloccandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use bloccarsi

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

  1. Present

    Il computer si blocca ogni volta che apro le foto.

    The computer freezes every time I open the photos.

  2. Past

    L'ascensore si è bloccato tra due piani.

    The lift got stuck between two floors.

  3. Imperfect

    La porta si bloccava sempre quando pioveva.

    The door always jammed when it rained.

  4. Future

    Con tutta questa neve le strade si bloccheranno.

    With all this snow the roads will get blocked.

  5. Conditional

    Senza aggiornamento il telefono si bloccherebbe di continuo.

    Without the update the phone would keep freezing.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che la macchina si blocchi in salita.

    I'm afraid the car will stall on the hill.

  7. Imperative

    Non bloccarti, continua a parlare.

    Don't freeze up, keep talking.

Good to know

  • Bloccarsi is also to freeze up: mi sono bloccato davanti a tutti.

Where you hear bloccarsi

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Il forno si blocca spesso? Does the oven jam often?
  • Il forno si è bloccato stanotte. The oven jammed last night.
  • Con il pezzo nuovo non si bloccherà più. With the new part it won't jam any more.
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The Oven Breaks

Advanced Level 3 · Buongiorno. Il forno si è bloccato stanotte.

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