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ITALIAN VERB

impastare

to knead

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: impastato
  • Gerund: impastando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use impastare

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

  1. Present

    Impasto il pane ogni sabato mattina.

    I knead bread every Saturday morning.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo impastato la pizza insieme ai bambini.

    We made the pizza dough together with the kids.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna impastava la sfoglia a mano.

    My grandmother kneaded the pasta dough by hand.

  4. Future

    Domani impasteremo le tagliatelle fresche.

    Tomorrow we'll knead fresh tagliatelle.

  5. Conditional

    Impasterei anch'io, ma ho le mani sporche.

    I'd knead too, but my hands are dirty.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che impasti con le mani, non con il cucchiaio.

    It's better that you knead with your hands, not the spoon.

  7. Imperative

    Impasta per dieci minuti, poi lascia riposare.

    Knead for ten minutes, then let it rest.

Good to know

  • Impastare is to knead dough: impastare il pane, la pizza. L'impasto is the dough.

Where you hear impastare

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Impasto il pane ogni domenica. I knead the bread every Sunday.
  • Ieri ho impastato il pane con Pietro. Yesterday I kneaded the bread with Pietro.
  • Domani impastiamo il pane insieme. Tomorrow we'll knead the bread together.
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My Father's Bread

Beginner Level 1 · Impasta!

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