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ITALIAN VERB

dimenticarsi

to forget

  • #382 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: dimenticato
  • Gerund: dimenticandosi

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 dimenticarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi dimentico sempre dove parcheggio la macchina.

    I always forget where I park the car.

  2. Past

    Ti sei dimenticato di nuovo del compleanno della mamma!

    You forgot mum's birthday again!

  3. Imperfect

    Il nonno si dimenticava i nomi, ma mai le facce.

    Grandpa forgot names, but never faces.

  4. Future

    Vedrai che tra un anno ti dimenticherai di lui.

    You'll see, in a year you'll have forgotten him.

  5. Conditional

    Senza la lista mi dimenticherei metà della spesa.

    Without the list, I'd forget half the shopping.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che si dimentichi dell'appuntamento.

    I'm afraid he'll forget the appointment.

  7. Imperative

    Non dimenticatevi l'ombrello, oggi piove.

    Don't forget your umbrella, it's raining today.

Good to know

  • Dimenticarsi di qualcosa, or dimenticare qualcosa without the pronoun: mi sono dimenticato le chiavi, ho dimenticato le chiavi.

Verbs like this one

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