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ITALIAN VERB

dimostrare

to prove, to show

  • #454 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: dimostrato
  • Gerund: dimostrando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dimostrare

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

  1. Present

    Questo dimostra che avevo ragione io.

    This proves that I was right.

  2. Past

    Ha dimostrato un grande coraggio.

    She showed great courage.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna non dimostrava affatto ottant'anni.

    My grandmother didn't look eighty at all.

  4. Future

    Il tempo dimostrerà chi ha ragione.

    Time will show who's right.

  5. Conditional

    Un biglietto dimostrerebbe che eri sul treno.

    A ticket would prove you were on the train.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu dimostri quanto vali.

    I want you to show what you're worth.

  7. Imperative

    Dimostra che sai farlo, allora.

    Prove you can do it, then.

Good to know

  • Dimostrare also tells an age: non dimostra i suoi anni, he doesn't look his age.

Verbs like this one

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