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ITALIAN VERB

dipingere

to paint

  • #384 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: dipinto
  • Gerund: dipingendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use dipingere

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

  1. Present

    La domenica mio zio dipinge paesaggi di montagna.

    On Sundays my uncle paints mountain landscapes.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo dipinto la camera di azzurro chiaro.

    We painted the bedroom light blue.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna dipingeva fiori su piatti di ceramica.

    My grandmother used to paint flowers on ceramic plates.

  4. Future

    Il prossimo weekend dipingeremo il cancello del giardino.

    Next weekend we'll paint the garden gate.

  5. Conditional

    Dipingerei la cucina di giallo, ma lei vuole il bianco.

    I'd paint the kitchen yellow, but she wants white.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che dipinga lui la parete, è più preciso.

    I'd rather he painted the wall, he's more precise.

  7. Imperative

    Dipingi prima gli angoli, poi il resto.

    Paint the corners first, then the rest.

Good to know

  • Dipingere is for pictures and for walls too; imbiancare is to paint a wall white.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.