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ITALIAN VERB

collegarsi

to connect, to log on

  • #411 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: collegato
  • Gerund: collegandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use collegarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi collego alla riunione dal treno, scusate il rumore.

    I'm joining the meeting from the train, sorry about the noise.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo collegati con la nonna in video per Natale.

    We connected with grandma on video for Christmas.

  3. Imperfect

    Prima mi collegavo solo dal computer dell'ufficio.

    Before, I only logged on from the office computer.

  4. Future

    Mi collegherò alle nove, come d'accordo.

    I'll log on at nine, as agreed.

  5. Conditional

    Mi collegherei volentieri, ma qui non c'è wifi.

    I'd happily connect, but there's no wifi here.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che vi colleghiate con la password nuova.

    You need to log on with the new password.

  7. Imperative

    Collegati al wifi del bar, è gratis.

    Connect to the bar's wifi, it's free.

Good to know

  • Collegarsi a internet, collegarsi alla riunione; collegare, without the pronoun, is to plug one thing into another.

Verbs like this one

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