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ITALIAN VERB

giurare

to swear

  • #250 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: giurato
  • Gerund: giurando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use giurare

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

  1. Present

    Ti giuro che non l'ho toccato.

    I swear to you I didn't touch it.

  2. Past

    Ha giurato di non fumare mai più.

    He swore never to smoke again.

  3. Imperfect

    Giurava di aver chiuso la porta.

    He swore he had closed the door.

  4. Future

    Giurerai davanti al giudice di dire la verità.

    You'll swear before the judge to tell the truth.

  5. Conditional

    Giurerei di averti visto in centro ieri.

    I could swear I saw you downtown yesterday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu mi giuri di stare attento.

    I want you to swear to me you'll be careful.

  7. Imperative

    Giura che non lo dici a nessuno.

    Swear you won't tell anyone.

Good to know

  • Te lo giuro is "I swear" among friends; giurare su is to swear on something.

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