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ITALIAN VERB

considerare

to consider

  • #325 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: considerato
  • Gerund: considerando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use considerare

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

  1. Present

    Lo considero il mio migliore amico.

    I consider him my best friend.

  2. Past

    Hai considerato anche i costi del viaggio?

    Have you considered the travel costs too?

  3. Imperfect

    Tutti la consideravano la più brava della classe.

    Everyone considered her the best in the class.

  4. Future

    Considereremo la tua proposta con attenzione.

    We'll consider your proposal carefully.

  5. Conditional

    Considererei anche un lavoro all'estero.

    I'd also consider a job abroad.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che consideriate tutte le opzioni.

    It's important that you consider all the options.

  7. Imperative

    Considera che d'estate i prezzi raddoppiano.

    Bear in mind that in summer prices double.

Good to know

  • Considerare qualcuno un amico, to consider someone a friend, with no "as" in between.

Verbs like this one

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