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ITALIAN VERB

chiudere

to close

  • #46 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: chiuso
  • Gerund: chiudendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use chiudere

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

  1. Present

    Il supermercato chiude alle otto di sera.

    The supermarket closes at eight in the evening.

  2. Past

    Hai chiuso la porta a chiave?

    Did you lock the door?

  3. Imperfect

    La panetteria chiudeva sempre il lunedì.

    The bakery always used to close on Mondays.

  4. Future

    Chiuderanno il museo per due mesi, per i lavori.

    They'll close the museum for two months, for the works.

  5. Conditional

    Chiuderesti la finestra? Ho un po' freddo.

    Would you close the window? I'm a bit cold.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che chiudiamo il negozio prima delle sette.

    We need to close the shop before seven.

  7. Imperative

    Chiudi gli occhi e conta fino a dieci.

    Close your eyes and count to ten.

Good to know

  • Chiuso on a door or a shop sign is closed; aperto is open.
  • Chiudere a chiave is to lock.

Where you hear chiudere

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

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Chiudo la porta la sera. I close the door in the evening.
  • Ho chiuso le finestre. I closed the windows.
  • Chiuderò la casa stasera. I'll close the house tonight.

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Chiudo la porta la sera. I close the door in the evening.
  • Ho chiuso le finestre. I closed the windows.
  • Chiuderò la casa stasera. I'll close the house tonight.
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The Forest Ranger

Beginner Level 2 · Chiuda la porta la sera. · Va bene. Chiudo la porta.

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The Storm

Beginner Level 2 · Chiudi la porta! · Grazie! Chiudo le finestre? · Sì, chiudi tutto. Piove forte.

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Writing a Leaflet

Advanced Level 2 · E infine? Come chiudiamo?

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The Public Meeting

Advanced Level 2 · Senza la fusione, il Comune chiude.

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Voting Day

Advanced Level 2 · E a che ora chiudono?

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Two Girls at the Fountain

Fluency Level 3 · Il lupo! Tutto il paese chiuso in casa.

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