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ITALIAN VERB

laurearsi

to graduate

  • #486 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: laureato
  • Gerund: laureandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use laurearsi

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

  1. Present

    Mia figlia si laurea a luglio.

    My daughter graduates in July.

  2. Past

    Mi sono laureato in economia a Padova.

    I graduated in economics in Padua.

  3. Imperfect

    Ai tempi dei miei genitori pochi si laureavano.

    In my parents' day few people graduated.

  4. Future

    Si laureerà con un anno di anticipo.

    She'll graduate a year early.

  5. Conditional

    Mi laureerei di nuovo, mi è piaciuto tanto.

    I'd do my degree again, I liked it so much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Speriamo che si laurei entro l'estate.

    Let's hope he graduates by the summer.

  7. Imperative

    Laureati prima, poi pensa al lavoro.

    Graduate first, then think about work.

Good to know

  • Laurearsi is finishing university; diplomarsi is finishing high school.

Verbs like this one

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