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ITALIAN VERB

fissare

to fix, to set (an appointment), to stare

  • #423 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: fissato
  • Gerund: fissando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use fissare

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

  1. Present

    Quel bambino mi fissa da dieci minuti.

    That child has been staring at me for ten minutes.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo fissato la data del matrimonio: il dodici giugno.

    We've set the wedding date: the twelfth of June.

  3. Imperfect

    Fissava il telefono aspettando una sua risposta.

    He was staring at his phone waiting for her reply.

  4. Future

    Fisseremo la riunione quando torna il direttore.

    We'll set the meeting when the director is back.

  5. Conditional

    Fisserei l'appuntamento alle nove, va bene?

    I'd set the appointment for nine, is that okay?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che fissiamo un giorno per la cena.

    We need to set a day for the dinner.

  7. Imperative

    Fissa la mensola al muro, altrimenti cade.

    Fix the shelf to the wall, otherwise it'll fall.

Good to know

  • Fissare un appuntamento is to set an appointment; fissare qualcuno is to stare at them.

Verbs like this one

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