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ITALIAN VERB

impegnarsi

to commit, to make an effort

  • #483 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: impegnato
  • Gerund: impegnandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use impegnarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi impegno molto, ma l'italiano è difficile.

    I try hard, but Italian is difficult.

  2. Past

    Si è impegnata tantissimo per questo esame.

    She worked really hard for this exam.

  3. Imperfect

    A scuola non mi impegnavo abbastanza.

    At school I didn't make enough effort.

  4. Future

    Ci impegneremo a finire entro venerdì.

    We'll commit to finishing by Friday.

  5. Conditional

    Mi impegnerei di più con un bravo insegnante.

    I'd try harder with a good teacher.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che vi impegniate fino alla fine.

    I want you to give your all until the end.

  7. Imperative

    Impegnati un po', manca poco all'esame.

    Make a bit of an effort, the exam is close.

Verbs like this one

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