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ITALIAN VERB

compiere

to turn (an age), to complete

  • #426 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: compiuto
  • Gerund: compiendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use compiere

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

  1. Present

    Mia figlia compie sei anni domenica.

    My daughter turns six on Sunday.

  2. Past

    Ho compiuto quarant'anni il mese scorso.

    I turned forty last month.

  3. Imperfect

    Quel giorno compiva diciotto anni, che festa!

    That day she was turning eighteen, what a party!

  4. Future

    Nonna compirà novant'anni a marzo.

    Grandma will turn ninety in March.

  5. Conditional

    Oggi mio nonno compirebbe cento anni.

    Today my grandfather would be turning a hundred.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspettiamo che compia diciotto anni per il motorino.

    We're waiting for him to turn eighteen for the scooter.

  7. Imperative

    Compi il tuo dovere e non pensarci più.

    Do your duty and don't think about it anymore.

Good to know

  • Compiere gli anni is to have a birthday: quanti anni compi? how old are you turning?
  • Compiere is the formal word for to carry out: compiere un gesto.

Where you hear compiere

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

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Nonna compie ottantanove anni. Nonna is turning eighty-nine.
  • Ho compiuto settant'anni a maggio. I turned seventy in May.
  • Pietro compirà sessant'anni a Natale. Pietro will turn sixty at Christmas.
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Nonna's Birthday Is Coming

Beginner Level 3 · E quanti anni compie? · Compie ottantanove anni.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.