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ITALIAN VERB

curare

to treat, to look after

  • #211 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: curato
  • Gerund: curando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use curare

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

  1. Present

    Questo medico cura molto bene i bambini.

    This doctor treats children very well.

  2. Past

    Hanno curato la ferita in pronto soccorso.

    They treated the wound in the emergency room.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia madre curava le piante ogni mattina.

    My mother looked after the plants every morning.

  4. Future

    Ti cureranno bene in quell'ospedale.

    They'll treat you well in that hospital.

  5. Conditional

    Io curerei quel raffreddore con riposo e tè caldo.

    I'd treat that cold with rest and hot tea.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che un dentista curi quel dente.

    It's better that a dentist treats that tooth.

  7. Imperative

    Cura quel dolore prima che peggiori.

    Treat that pain before it gets worse.

Good to know

  • Curare is to treat or care for; curarsi is to look after yourself or get treated.

Verbs like this one

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