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ITALIAN VERB

dimenticare

to forget

  • #58 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: dimenticato
  • Gerund: dimenticando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dimenticare

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

  1. Present

    Dimentico sempre dove parcheggio la macchina.

    I always forget where I park the car.

  2. Past

    Ho dimenticato il telefono a casa, che rabbia!

    I forgot my phone at home, how annoying!

  3. Imperfect

    Da studente dimenticavo tutti i compleanni.

    As a student I forgot every birthday.

  4. Future

    Non dimenticherò mai questo viaggio.

    I'll never forget this trip.

  5. Conditional

    Non dimenticherei mai il tuo compleanno.

    I'd never forget your birthday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che dimentichi l'appuntamento.

    I'm afraid he'll forget the appointment.

  7. Imperative

    Non dimenticare l'ombrello, fuori piove.

    Don't forget the umbrella, it's raining outside.

Good to know

  • Dimenticare and dimenticarsi di both work: ho dimenticato le chiavi, mi sono dimenticato di chiamare.

Where you hear dimenticare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Dimentico sempre la chiave. I always forget the key.
  • Ho dimenticato la sciarpa in cucina. I forgot the scarf in the kitchen.
  • Non dimenticherò questa stagione. I won't forget this season.

Italian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Dimentico sempre la chiave. I always forget the key.
  • Ho dimenticato la sciarpa in cucina. I forgot the scarf in the kitchen.
  • Non dimenticherò questa stagione. I won't forget this season.
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Packing Up

Intermediate Level 1 · Marta, ho dimenticato la sciarpa! · Ho dimenticato tutto!

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Saying No to Donato

Intermediate Level 2 · Grazie di cuore. Non lo dimentico.

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Nonna's Advice on Speaking

Advanced Level 2 · E se dimentico tutto?

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