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ITALIAN VERB

comportarsi

to behave

  • #365 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: comportato
  • Gerund: comportandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use comportarsi

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

  1. Present

    I bambini si comportano benissimo a scuola.

    The kids behave really well at school.

  2. Past

    Ieri sera ti sei comportato da vero maleducato.

    Last night you behaved like a real boor.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzo mi comportavo male con mia sorella.

    As a boy, I behaved badly towards my sister.

  4. Future

    Prometto che domani mi comporterò meglio.

    I promise I'll behave better tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Al posto suo, mi comporterei nello stesso modo.

    In his place, I would behave the same way.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che vi comportiate bene dalla zia.

    I want you to behave at your aunt's.

  7. Imperative

    Comportati bene, siamo ospiti qui.

    Behave yourself, we're guests here.

Good to know

  • Comportarsi bene is to behave well; a child who misbehaves si comporta male.

Verbs like this one

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