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ITALIAN VERB

frequentare

to attend, to hang out with

  • #485 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: frequentato
  • Gerund: frequentando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use frequentare

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

  1. Present

    Frequento un corso di cucina il martedì.

    I attend a cooking class on Tuesdays.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo frequentato lo stesso liceo.

    We went to the same high school.

  3. Imperfect

    Da studente frequentavo quel bar ogni sera.

    As a student I went to that bar every evening.

  4. Future

    L'anno prossimo frequenterà l'università a Bologna.

    Next year she'll go to university in Bologna.

  5. Conditional

    Frequenterei volentieri un corso di tango.

    I'd gladly take a tango class.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non mi piace che frequenti quella gente.

    I don't like you hanging out with those people.

  7. Imperative

    Frequenta persone che ti fanno stare bene.

    Spend time with people who make you feel good.

Good to know

  • Frequentare un corso, una scuola; frequentare qualcuno is to see someone regularly, often someone you're dating.

Verbs like this one

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