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ITALIAN VERB

calmarsi

to calm down

  • #391 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: calmato
  • Gerund: calmandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use calmarsi

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

  1. Present

    Il bambino si calma solo in braccio alla mamma.

    The baby only calms down in his mother's arms.

  2. Past

    Dopo una passeggiata mi sono calmato.

    After a walk I calmed down.

  3. Imperfect

    Il mare si calmava sempre verso sera.

    The sea always calmed down towards evening.

  4. Future

    Vedrai che si calmerà, dagli qualche minuto.

    You'll see, he'll calm down, give him a few minutes.

  5. Conditional

    Mi calmerei se mi spiegassi cosa è successo.

    I'd calm down if you explained to me what happened.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspettiamo che si calmi prima di parlargli.

    Let's wait for him to calm down before talking to him.

  7. Imperative

    Calmati, non è successo niente di grave.

    Calm down, nothing serious happened.

Verbs like this one

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