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ITALIAN VERB

criticare

to criticize

  • #489 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: criticato
  • Gerund: criticando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use criticare

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

  1. Present

    Critichi tutto quello che cucino.

    You criticize everything I cook.

  2. Past

    Hanno criticato molto il nuovo film.

    They criticized the new film a lot.

  3. Imperfect

    Il nonno criticava sempre i giovani.

    Grandpa always criticized young people.

  4. Future

    Ti criticheranno comunque, fallo e basta.

    They'll criticize you anyway, just do it.

  5. Conditional

    Non criticherei mai il suo lavoro davanti a tutti.

    I'd never criticize her work in front of everyone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non sopporto che mi critichi sempre.

    I can't stand you always criticizing me.

  7. Imperative

    Non criticare, prova a fare di meglio.

    Don't criticize, try to do better.

Verbs like this one

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