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ITALIAN VERB

guidare

to drive

  • #148 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: guidato
  • Gerund: guidando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use guidare

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

  1. Present

    Guido io, tu hai bevuto.

    I'll drive, you've been drinking.

  2. Past

    Ho guidato sei ore senza fermarmi.

    I drove for six hours without stopping.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre guidava sempre piano in montagna.

    My father always drove slowly in the mountains.

  4. Future

    Guiderai tu al ritorno, va bene?

    You'll drive on the way back, okay?

  5. Conditional

    Guiderei volentieri, ma non ho la patente.

    I'd happily drive, but I don't have a licence.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che guidi tu di notte.

    I'd rather you drove at night.

  7. Imperative

    Guida piano, la strada è bagnata.

    Drive slowly, the road is wet.

Good to know

  • Guidare is to drive a car; for a bike or a motorbike, andare in bici, in moto.

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