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ITALIAN VERB

coprire

to cover

  • #338 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: coperto
  • Gerund: coprendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use coprire

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

  1. Present

    Copro la pentola e abbasso il fuoco.

    I cover the pot and turn down the heat.

  2. Past

    La neve ha coperto tutta la città.

    The snow covered the whole city.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna copriva sempre il pane con un panno.

    Grandma always covered the bread with a cloth.

  4. Future

    L'assicurazione coprirà tutte le spese.

    The insurance will cover all the costs.

  5. Conditional

    Coprirei il tavolo con una tovaglia bianca.

    I'd cover the table with a white tablecloth.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che la giacca ti copra abbastanza.

    I hope the jacket covers you enough.

  7. Imperative

    Copriti bene, stasera fa freddo.

    Wrap up well, it's cold tonight.

Good to know

  • Coprire is a plain -ire verb: copro, not coprisco. Coprirsi is to wrap up warm: copriti, fa freddo!

Where you hear coprire

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • La polizza copre l'incendio e l'acqua. The policy covers fire and water.
  • Il tetto ha coperto la casa per cento anni. The roof covered the house for a hundred years.
  • La nuova polizza coprirà anche il terremoto. The new policy will cover earthquake too.
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Insurance

Advanced Level 1 · Sì. Cosa è coperto, esattamente? · L'incendio è coperto, l'acqua anche.

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