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ITALIAN VERB

disegnare

to draw

  • #383 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: disegnato
  • Gerund: disegnando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use disegnare

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

  1. Present

    Mia figlia disegna cavalli su tutti i quaderni.

    My daughter draws horses in all her notebooks.

  2. Past

    Ti ho disegnato una mappa per arrivare a casa mia.

    I drew you a map to get to my place.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo disegnavo per ore sul tavolo della cucina.

    As a child, I used to draw for hours at the kitchen table.

  4. Future

    L'architetto disegnerà la casa nuova entro marzo.

    The architect will draw up the new house by March.

  5. Conditional

    Disegnerei meglio con una matita più morbida.

    I'd draw better with a softer pencil.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che i bambini disegnino quello che vogliono.

    I want the kids to draw whatever they want.

  7. Imperative

    Disegnami un albero, poi lo coloriamo insieme.

    Draw me a tree, then we'll colour it in together.

Verbs like this one

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