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ITALIAN VERB

incontrare

to meet

  • #156 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: incontrato
  • Gerund: incontrando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use incontrare

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

  1. Present

    Incontro spesso la tua vicina al mercato.

    I often run into your neighbour at the market.

  2. Past

    Ho incontrato Paolo per caso in stazione.

    I ran into Paolo by chance at the station.

  3. Imperfect

    La incontravo ogni mattina sull'autobus.

    I used to see her every morning on the bus.

  4. Future

    Incontrerò il direttore lunedì mattina.

    I'm meeting the director on Monday morning.

  5. Conditional

    Incontrerei volentieri i tuoi genitori.

    I'd love to meet your parents.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che tu incontri gente simpatica a Roma.

    I hope you meet nice people in Rome.

  7. Imperative

    Incontralo di persona, è meglio.

    Meet him in person, it's better.

Good to know

  • Incontrare is to meet or run into someone; conoscere is to meet for the first time.

Verbs like this one

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