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ITALIAN VERB

lanciare

to throw, to launch

  • #331 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: lanciato
  • Gerund: lanciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use lanciare

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

  1. Present

    Lancio la palla e il cane la riporta.

    I throw the ball and the dog brings it back.

  2. Past

    L'azienda ha lanciato un nuovo telefono ieri.

    The company launched a new phone yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    I bambini lanciavano sassi nel lago.

    The children were throwing stones into the lake.

  4. Future

    Lanceremo il sito a fine mese.

    We'll launch the website at the end of the month.

  5. Conditional

    Lancerei la moneta nella fontana, per tornare.

    I'd throw the coin in the fountain, so I come back.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che lanciate il cibo a tavola.

    I don't want you throwing food at the table.

  7. Imperative

    Lanciami le chiavi, sono qui sotto!

    Throw me the keys, I'm down here!

Good to know

  • Lanciare un prodotto is to launch it; lanciare un'occhiata, to cast a glance.

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