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ITALIAN VERB

insegnare

to teach

  • #111 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: insegnato
  • Gerund: insegnando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use insegnare

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

  1. Present

    Insegno matematica in un liceo di Milano.

    I teach maths at a high school in Milan.

  2. Past

    Mio padre mi ha insegnato a nuotare.

    My father taught me to swim.

  3. Imperfect

    Prima insegnava inglese, adesso fa la traduttrice.

    She used to teach English, now she's a translator.

  4. Future

    L'anno prossimo insegnerò in una scuola nuova.

    Next year I'll teach at a new school.

  5. Conditional

    Mi insegneresti a fare la pasta fresca?

    Would you teach me to make fresh pasta?

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che insegniamo ai bambini a leggere.

    It's important that we teach children to read.

  7. Imperative

    Insegnami quella canzone, è bellissima.

    Teach me that song, it's beautiful.

Good to know

  • Insegnare a: insegno l'italiano ai bambini, insegno a nuotare.

Where you hear insegnare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Ti insegno io! I'll teach you!
  • Mia nonna mi ha insegnato a fare il pane. My grandmother taught me to make bread.
  • Ti insegnerò a cucinare. I'll teach you to cook.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Ti insegno io! I'll teach you!
  • Mia nonna mi ha insegnato a fare il pane. My grandmother taught me to make bread.
  • Ti insegnerò a cucinare. I'll teach you to cook.
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The Dance

Beginner Level 2 · Non è difficile. Ti insegno io!

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The Fireplace

Beginner Level 3 · Sì, mi ha insegnato Pietro.

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Nunzia's Kitchen

Intermediate Level 2 · Certo! Me l'ha insegnato mia nonna.

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The Bread in the Oven

Fluency Level 2 · Anche i bambini. La fame insegna.

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