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ITALIAN VERB

informare

to inform

  • #248 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: informato
  • Gerund: informando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use informare

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

  1. Present

    Vi informo che domani l'ufficio è chiuso.

    I'm informing you that the office is closed tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Mi hanno informato del cambio di orario via email.

    They informed me of the timetable change by email.

  3. Imperfect

    La radio informava sul traffico ogni ora.

    The radio gave traffic updates every hour.

  4. Future

    Vi informeremo appena sappiamo qualcosa.

    We'll inform you as soon as we know something.

  5. Conditional

    Informerei subito i genitori del ragazzo.

    I'd inform the boy's parents right away.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È giusto che il medico informi il paziente.

    It's right that the doctor informs the patient.

  7. Imperative

    Informa il capo, per favore.

    Inform the boss, please.

Good to know

  • Informarsi su is to find out about something: mi informo sugli orari.

Verbs like this one

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