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ITALIAN VERB

invecchiare

to get old

  • #269 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: invecchiato
  • Gerund: invecchiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use invecchiare

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

  1. Present

    Il nonno invecchia, ma non lo ammette.

    Grandpa is getting old, but he won't admit it.

  2. Past

    È invecchiato molto dopo la pensione.

    He has aged a lot since retiring.

  3. Imperfect

    Il vino invecchiava in botti di rovere.

    The wine was aging in oak barrels.

  4. Future

    Invecchieremo insieme, te lo prometto.

    We'll grow old together, I promise you.

  5. Conditional

    Senza stress invecchieremmo tutti meglio.

    Without stress we'd all age better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non mi piace che i miei invecchino da soli.

    I don't like my parents getting old on their own.

  7. Imperative

    Invecchiate bene insieme, voi due!

    Grow old well together, you two!

Good to know

  • Invecchiare bene is to age well; a wine, too, invecchia.

Verbs like this one

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