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ITALIAN VERB

gridare

to shout

  • #236 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: gridato
  • Gerund: gridando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use gridare

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

  1. Present

    Perché gridi? Ti sento benissimo.

    Why are you shouting? I can hear you perfectly.

  2. Past

    Il bambino ha gridato per tutta la notte.

    The child screamed all night.

  3. Imperfect

    La maestra non gridava mai in classe.

    The teacher never shouted in class.

  4. Future

    Se segniamo, griderò come un pazzo.

    If we score, I'll shout like a madman.

  5. Conditional

    Griderei di gioia, ma i vicini dormono.

    I'd shout for joy, but the neighbours are sleeping.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non mi piace che tu gridi ai bambini.

    I don't like you shouting at the children.

  7. Imperative

    Grida se hai bisogno, sono di là.

    Shout if you need anything, I'm in the other room.

Good to know

  • Gridare aiuto is to shout for help; gridare a qualcuno is to shout at someone.

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