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ITALIAN VERB

esagerare

to overdo it, to exaggerate

  • #234 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: esagerato
  • Gerund: esagerando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use esagerare

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

  1. Present

    Esageri sempre con il sale nella pasta.

    You always overdo the salt in the pasta.

  2. Past

    Ieri sera ho esagerato con il vino.

    Last night I overdid it with the wine.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzo esagerava un po' con le storie.

    As a boy he exaggerated his stories a bit.

  4. Future

    Stasera non esagererò con i dolci, promesso.

    Tonight I won't overdo the desserts, I promise.

  5. Conditional

    Non esagererei con il peperoncino, ai bambini non piace.

    I wouldn't overdo the chilli, the kids don't like it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che esageriate con le spese.

    I don't want you to go overboard with spending.

  7. Imperative

    Non esagerare, era solo una battuta.

    Don't exaggerate, it was just a joke.

Good to know

  • Non esagerare! is "don't overdo it" and "don't exaggerate" at once.

Where you hear esagerare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • E il prezzo? Non esagerare. And the price? Don't overdo it.
  • Ho esagerato con il sale. I overdid it with the salt.
  • Non esagererai con i prezzi, vero? You won't overdo it with the prices, will you?
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Advanced Level 3 · E il prezzo? Non esagerare.

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