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ITALIAN VERB

impedire

to prevent

  • #257 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: impedito
  • Gerund: impedendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use impedire

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

  1. Present

    Il rumore mi impedisce di dormire.

    The noise keeps me from sleeping.

  2. Past

    La neve ci ha impedito di partire.

    The snow prevented us from leaving.

  3. Imperfect

    La nebbia impediva di vedere la strada.

    The fog made it impossible to see the road.

  4. Future

    Niente mi impedirà di venire al tuo matrimonio.

    Nothing will stop me from coming to your wedding.

  5. Conditional

    Un cancello impedirebbe al cane di scappare.

    A gate would stop the dog from running away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il traffico non vi impedisca di arrivare in tempo.

    I hope the traffic doesn't stop you from arriving on time.

  7. Imperative

    Impedisci al gatto di salire sul tavolo.

    Stop the cat from climbing onto the table.

Good to know

  • Impedire a qualcuno di fare: the person after a, the action after di.

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