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ITALIAN VERB

controllare

to check

  • #203 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: controllato
  • Gerund: controllando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use controllare

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

  1. Present

    Controllo l'orario del treno e ti dico.

    I'll check the train times and let you know.

  2. Past

    Hai controllato se la porta è chiusa?

    Did you check if the door is locked?

  3. Imperfect

    La mamma controllava sempre i compiti.

    Mum always checked our homework.

  4. Future

    Controlleranno i passaporti alla frontiera.

    They'll check passports at the border.

  5. Conditional

    Controllerei il meteo prima di partire.

    I'd check the weather before leaving.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che controlli l'olio della macchina.

    You'd better check the car's oil.

  7. Imperative

    Controlla di avere il portafoglio prima di uscire.

    Check you have your wallet before going out.

Good to know

  • Controllare is first of all to check: controlla il passaporto; controllarsi is to control yourself.

Where you hear controllare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Controllo le camere ogni mattina. I check the rooms every morning.
  • Ho controllato il forno. I checked the oven.
  • Domani controlleremo tutto. Tomorrow we'll check everything.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Controllo le camere ogni mattina. I check the rooms every morning.
  • Ho controllato il forno. I checked the oven.
  • Domani controlleremo tutto. Tomorrow we'll check everything.
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The Inspector's Visit

Intermediate Level 1 · E cosa ha controllato? · Ha controllato tutto.

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The Health Inspector

Advanced Level 3 · Controlliamo la cucina e il frigo.

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Verbs like this one

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