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ITALIAN VERB

incontrarsi

to meet up

  • #157 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: incontrato
  • Gerund: incontrandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use incontrarsi

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

  1. Present

    Ci incontriamo davanti al cinema alle nove.

    We're meeting in front of the cinema at nine.

  2. Past

    Ci siamo incontrati per caso al supermercato.

    We bumped into each other at the supermarket.

  3. Imperfect

    Da studenti ci incontravamo ogni sera in piazza.

    As students we met every evening in the square.

  4. Future

    Ci incontreremo a metà strada, a Bologna.

    We'll meet halfway, in Bologna.

  5. Conditional

    Ci incontreremmo più spesso, con meno lavoro.

    We'd meet up more often, with less work.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che vi incontriate in un posto tranquillo.

    It's better that you meet somewhere quiet.

  7. Imperative

    Incontriamoci alle sette sotto la torre.

    Let's meet at seven under the tower.

Good to know

  • Ci incontriamo alle otto is "we're meeting at eight"; incontrarsi con is to meet up with.

Verbs like this one

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