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ITALIAN VERB

consumare

to consume, to use up

  • #434 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: consumato
  • Gerund: consumando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use consumare

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

  1. Present

    Questa lavatrice consuma pochissima acqua.

    This washing machine uses very little water.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo consumato tutto il pane a colazione.

    We used up all the bread at breakfast.

  3. Imperfect

    La vecchia macchina consumava troppa benzina.

    The old car used too much petrol.

  4. Future

    Con il riscaldamento acceso consumeremo di più.

    With the heating on we'll use more.

  5. Conditional

    Un frigo nuovo consumerebbe la metà.

    A new fridge would use half as much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che questa stufa consumi molto.

    I don't think this heater uses much.

  7. Imperative

    Consuma la frutta prima che vada a male.

    Eat the fruit before it goes off.

Good to know

  • Consumare is also what a car or an appliance does: questa macchina consuma poco, this car uses little fuel.

Verbs like this one

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