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ITALIAN VERB

guardare

to look, to watch

  • #25 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: guardato
  • Gerund: guardando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use guardare

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

  1. Present

    Guardo un film e poi vado a letto.

    I'll watch a film and then go to bed.

  2. Past

    Hai guardato la partita ieri sera?

    Did you watch the match last night?

  3. Imperfect

    Guardavamo il tramonto dalla terrazza.

    We were watching the sunset from the terrace.

  4. Future

    Guarderemo le foto del viaggio domenica.

    We'll look at the holiday photos on Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Guarderei volentieri un altro episodio.

    I'd happily watch another episode.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che guardiate il telefono a tavola.

    I don't want you looking at your phones at the table.

  7. Imperative

    Guarda che bella vista dal balcone!

    Look what a beautiful view from the balcony!

Good to know

  • Guardare is to look at or to watch, with no preposition: guardo la tv, guarda il mare. Vedere is simply to see.

Where you hear guardare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Chi guarda bene, impara presto. Whoever watches carefully learns fast.
  • Ho guardato la signora Ada per tutta la mattina. I watched Signora Ada all morning.
  • Domani guardo come fa Matteo. Tomorrow I'll watch how Matteo does it.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Chi guarda bene, impara presto. Whoever watches carefully learns fast.
  • Ho guardato la signora Ada per tutta la mattina. I watched Signora Ada all morning.
  • Domani guardo come fa Matteo. Tomorrow I'll watch how Matteo does it.
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The Red Threads

Beginner Level 3 · Adesso apriamo i fiori. Guardi dentro.

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Mushrooms with Pietro

Beginner Level 3 · Laura, guarda! Ci sono i funghi.

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Chiara in Love

Intermediate Level 2 · Secondo me sì. Ti guarda sempre.

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The Old Sailor

Intermediate Level 3 · Signorina, guarda il mare da un'ora!

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A Photograph

Intermediate Level 3 · Una foto della Saturnia. Guarda il vestito.

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Nonna's Advice on Speaking

Advanced Level 2 · Guardali negli occhi, uno alla volta.

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Nonna Watched

Fluency Level 1 · Nonna! Hai guardato tutto?

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Laura Writes It Down

Fluency Level 2 · Parola per parola. Guarda, venti pagine.

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A Saying for Every Thing

Fluency Level 2 · A caval donato non si guarda in bocca.

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Boston, the Apartment

Fluency Level 3 · Un minuto. Guardo la casa un'ultima volta.

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