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ITALIAN VERB

esercitarsi

to practise

  • #487 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: esercitato
  • Gerund: esercitandosi

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use esercitarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi esercito con l'italiano ogni mattina.

    I practise Italian every morning.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo esercitati tutto il pomeriggio al pianoforte.

    We practised the piano all afternoon.

  3. Imperfect

    Si esercitava in giardino, sotto la pioggia.

    He practised in the garden, in the rain.

  4. Future

    Mi eserciterò ancora un po' prima dell'esame.

    I'll practise a bit more before the exam.

  5. Conditional

    Ti eserciteresti di più con un amico italiano.

    You'd practise more with an Italian friend.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che vi esercitiate ogni giorno.

    You need to practise every day.

  7. Imperative

    Esercitati ad alta voce, aiuta molto.

    Practise out loud, it helps a lot.

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