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ITALIAN VERB

inviare

to send

  • #200 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: inviato
  • Gerund: inviando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use inviare

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

  1. Present

    Ti invio il documento per email stasera.

    I'll send you the document by email tonight.

  2. Past

    Ho inviato il pacco ieri mattina.

    I sent the package yesterday morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia nonna inviava una cartolina da ogni viaggio.

    My grandmother sent a postcard from every trip.

  4. Future

    Vi invieremo la conferma entro domani.

    We will send you the confirmation by tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Mi invieresti la foto di ieri sera?

    Would you send me the photo from last night?

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che tu invii il modulo oggi.

    It's important that you send the form today.

  7. Imperative

    Invia il messaggio e poi spegni il telefono.

    Send the message and then turn off the phone.

Good to know

  • Inviare is a little more formal than mandare; both are used for letters, emails and messages.

Verbs like this one

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