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ITALIAN VERB

cambiarsi

to change clothes

  • #345 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: cambiato
  • Gerund: cambiandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use cambiarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi cambio in due minuti e usciamo.

    I'll change in two minutes and we'll go out.

  2. Past

    Ti sei già cambiata? Che veloce!

    You've already changed? That was quick!

  3. Imperfect

    Si cambiava tre volte prima di ogni appuntamento.

    She would change three times before every date.

  4. Future

    Mi cambierò dopo la doccia, con calma.

    I'll change after my shower, no rush.

  5. Conditional

    Mi cambierei, ma non ho portato altri vestiti.

    I'd change, but I didn't bring other clothes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che si cambi, è tutto sporco.

    He needs to change, he's all dirty.

  7. Imperative

    Cambiati in fretta, siamo in ritardo!

    Get changed quickly, we're late!

Good to know

  • Cambiarsi on its own is to change clothes; cambiare is to change anything else.

Verbs like this one

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