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ITALIAN VERB

confrontare

to compare

  • #464 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: confrontato
  • Gerund: confrontando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use confrontare

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

  1. Present

    Confronto sempre i prezzi prima di comprare.

    I always compare prices before buying.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo confrontato tre preventivi diversi.

    We compared three different quotes.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia madre confrontava ogni offerta del supermercato.

    My mother compared every supermarket offer.

  4. Future

    Confronteremo le foto per scegliere la migliore.

    We'll compare the photos to choose the best one.

  5. Conditional

    Confronterei i voli prima di prenotare.

    I'd compare flights before booking.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che confrontiate le due versioni.

    I want you to compare the two versions.

  7. Imperative

    Confronta i due contratti con calma.

    Compare the two contracts calmly.

Good to know

  • Confrontarsi con is to talk things over with someone, or to face something.

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