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ITALIAN VERB

causare

to cause

  • #448 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: causato
  • Gerund: causando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use causare

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

  1. Present

    Il traffico causa sempre ritardi in città.

    Traffic always causes delays in the city.

  2. Past

    La pioggia ha causato molti incidenti ieri.

    The rain caused many accidents yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    Quel rumore mi causava mal di testa.

    That noise gave me a headache.

  4. Future

    Lo sciopero causerà problemi tutto il giorno.

    The strike will cause problems all day.

  5. Conditional

    Un errore così causerebbe un bel guaio.

    A mistake like that would cause real trouble.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Temo che il caldo causi altri incendi.

    I fear the heat will cause more fires.

  7. Imperative

    Non causare altri problemi, per favore.

    Don't cause any more problems, please.

Verbs like this one

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