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ITALIAN VERB

gestire

to manage, to handle

  • #450 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: gestito
  • Gerund: gestendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use gestire

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

  1. Present

    Mia sorella gestisce un piccolo albergo.

    My sister runs a small hotel.

  2. Past

    Hai gestito benissimo quella riunione.

    You handled that meeting very well.

  3. Imperfect

    Prima gestivo io tutte le prenotazioni.

    Before, I handled all the bookings myself.

  4. Future

    Chi gestirà il negozio mentre sei via?

    Who will run the shop while you're away?

  5. Conditional

    Io gestirei la cosa con più calma.

    I'd handle the matter more calmly.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vogliono che io gestisca il nuovo progetto.

    They want me to manage the new project.

  7. Imperative

    Gestisci tu i clienti, io faccio i conti.

    You handle the customers, I'll do the accounts.

Verbs like this one

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