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ITALIAN VERB

guarire

to get better, to heal

  • #212 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: guarito
  • Gerund: guarendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use guarire

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

  1. Present

    Con questa medicina si guarisce in pochi giorni.

    With this medicine you get better in a few days.

  2. Past

    Sono guarita in una settimana, per fortuna.

    I got better in a week, luckily.

  3. Imperfect

    La ferita non guariva mai del tutto.

    The wound never healed completely.

  4. Future

    Vedrai, guarirai prima di Natale.

    You'll see, you'll be better before Christmas.

  5. Conditional

    Con un po' di riposo guariresti più in fretta.

    With some rest you'd get better faster.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Speriamo che il nonno guarisca presto.

    Let's hope Grandpa gets better soon.

  7. Imperative

    Guarisci presto, ci manchi in ufficio!

    Get well soon, we miss you at the office!

Good to know

  • Guarire da is to recover from: sono guarito dall'influenza.

Verbs like this one

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