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ITALIAN VERB

chiacchierare

to chat

  • #238 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: chiacchierato
  • Gerund: chiacchierando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use chiacchierare

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

  1. Present

    Chiacchieriamo un po' davanti a un caffè?

    Shall we chat a bit over a coffee?

  2. Past

    Abbiamo chiacchierato fino alle due di notte.

    We chatted until two in the morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Le signore chiacchieravano sulla panchina al sole.

    The ladies were chatting on the bench in the sun.

  4. Future

    Chiacchiereremo con calma a cena.

    We'll chat at leisure over dinner.

  5. Conditional

    Chiacchiererei volentieri, ma ho fretta.

    I'd gladly chat, but I'm in a hurry.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il professore non vuole che chiacchieriamo in classe.

    The teacher doesn't want us chatting in class.

  7. Imperative

    Chiacchierate pure, io preparo il tè.

    Go ahead and chat, I'll make the tea.

Good to know

  • Fare due chiacchiere is to have a little chat; a chiacchierone is someone who talks a lot.

Verbs like this one

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