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ITALIAN VERB

fare la spesa

to do the shopping

  • #478 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: fatto la spesa
  • Gerund: facendo la spesa

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fare la spesa

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

  1. Present

    Faccio la spesa il sabato mattina.

    I do the shopping on Saturday mornings.

  2. Past

    Hai fatto la spesa? Non c'è più latte.

    Did you do the shopping? There's no milk left.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna faceva la spesa al mercato ogni giorno.

    Grandma did her shopping at the market every day.

  4. Future

    Farò la spesa tornando dal lavoro.

    I'll do the shopping on the way back from work.

  5. Conditional

    Farei la spesa online, ma costa di più.

    I'd shop online, but it costs more.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Serve che qualcuno faccia la spesa oggi.

    Someone needs to do the shopping today.

  7. Imperative

    Fa' la spesa tu, io preparo la cena.

    You do the shopping, I'll make dinner.

Good to know

  • Fare la spesa is buying food; fare spese or fare shopping is shopping for clothes and the rest.

Verbs like this one

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