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ITALIAN VERB

diventare

to become

  • #62 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: diventato
  • Gerund: diventando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use diventare

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

  1. Present

    Mio fratello diventa papà a marzo.

    My brother is becoming a dad in March.

  2. Past

    Siamo diventati amici durante il corso di cucina.

    We became friends during the cooking course.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni estate la città diventava piena di turisti.

    Every summer the city filled up with tourists.

  4. Future

    Un giorno diventerai un bravo cuoco.

    One day you'll become a good cook.

  5. Conditional

    Con un po' di pratica diventeresti bravissima.

    With a bit of practice you'd become really good.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il tempo non diventi peggiore.

    I hope the weather doesn't get worse.

  7. Imperative

    Diventa quello che vuoi, ma studia.

    Become whatever you want, but study.

Good to know

  • Diventare takes essere: è diventato medico, è diventata famosa.

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