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ITALIAN VERB

bussare

to knock

  • #339 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: bussato
  • Gerund: bussando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use bussare

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

  1. Present

    Qualcuno bussa alla porta, vai tu?

    Someone's knocking at the door, will you go?

  2. Past

    Ho bussato tre volte, ma nessuno ha aperto.

    I knocked three times, but nobody opened.

  3. Imperfect

    Il vicino bussava ogni sera per chiedere del sale.

    The neighbour knocked every evening to ask for salt.

  4. Future

    Busserò piano, così il bambino non si sveglia.

    I'll knock softly, so the baby doesn't wake up.

  5. Conditional

    Busserei, ma forse dormono ancora.

    I'd knock, but maybe they're still asleep.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che bussiate prima di entrare.

    I'd rather you knocked before coming in.

  7. Imperative

    Bussa forte, la nonna non ci sente bene.

    Knock hard, grandma doesn't hear well.

Good to know

  • Bussare alla porta: you knock "at" the door, with a.

Verbs like this one

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