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ITALIAN VERB

camminare

to walk

  • #103 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: camminato
  • Gerund: camminando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use camminare

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

  1. Present

    Cammino mezz'ora ogni mattina prima del lavoro.

    I walk half an hour every morning before work.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo camminato tutto il giorno per Firenze.

    We walked around Florence all day.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccola camminavo sempre con mio nonno.

    When I was little I always walked with my grandfather.

  4. Future

    Domani cammineremo fino al faro.

    Tomorrow we'll walk to the lighthouse.

  5. Conditional

    Camminerei di più, ma mi fanno male i piedi.

    I'd walk more, but my feet hurt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il medico vuole che io cammini ogni giorno.

    The doctor wants me to walk every day.

  7. Imperative

    Cammina piano, la strada è bagnata.

    Walk slowly, the road is wet.

Good to know

  • Camminare is the act of walking; to go somewhere on foot is andare a piedi.
  • Fare una passeggiata is to go for a walk.

Where you hear camminare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Io cammino sempre. I always walk.
  • Abbiamo camminato quattro ore. We walked four hours.
  • Domani cammineremo tre ore. Tomorrow we'll walk three hours.
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On the Mountain Path

Beginner Level 2 · Un'ora. Abbiamo camminato quattro ore. · Ho camminato tanto. · No, io cammino sempre. Dai, andiamo!

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