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ITALIAN VERB

caricare

to load, to charge

  • #410 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: caricato
  • Gerund: caricando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use caricare

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

  1. Present

    Carico il telefono ogni notte sul comodino.

    I charge my phone every night on the bedside table.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo caricato le valigie e siamo partiti alle sei.

    We loaded the suitcases and left at six.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre caricava la legna sul camion ogni autunno.

    My father used to load the wood onto the truck every autumn.

  4. Future

    Caricherò le foto del matrimonio stasera.

    I'll upload the wedding photos tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Caricherei la batteria, ma ho dimenticato il cavo.

    I'd charge the battery, but I forgot the cable.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che carichi il telefono prima di uscire.

    It's better you charge your phone before going out.

  7. Imperative

    Carica la lavastoviglie, poi usciamo.

    Load the dishwasher, then we'll go out.

Good to know

  • Caricare il telefono is to charge it; caricare la macchina, to load the car; caricare una foto, to upload it.

Verbs like this one

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