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ITALIAN VERB

investire

to invest, to run over

  • #433 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: investito
  • Gerund: investendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use investire

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

  1. Present

    Investo poco, ma ogni mese.

    I invest a little, but every month.

  2. Past

    Una macchina ha investito un ciclista davanti al bar.

    A car ran over a cyclist in front of the bar.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre investiva tutto in buoni postali.

    My father invested everything in postal bonds.

  4. Future

    Investiremo i risparmi nella casa, non in borsa.

    We'll invest our savings in the house, not the stock market.

  5. Conditional

    Investirei in quel ristorante, è sempre pieno.

    I'd invest in that restaurant, it's always full.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu investa tutto in una cosa sola.

    I don't want you to invest everything in one thing.

  7. Imperative

    Investi nel corso di inglese, ti servirà.

    Invest in the English course, you'll need it.

Good to know

  • Investire soldi in qualcosa is to invest; investire qualcuno, to run them over: l'ha investito una macchina.

Verbs like this one

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