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ITALIAN VERB

mangiare

to eat

  • #41 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: mangiato
  • Gerund: mangiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mangiare

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

  1. Present

    A pranzo mangiamo sempre insieme in ufficio.

    At lunch we always eat together at the office.

  2. Past

    Ieri ho mangiato una pizza buonissima a Napoli.

    Yesterday I ate a wonderful pizza in Naples.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccoli mangiavamo la pasta tutti i giorni.

    As kids we ate pasta every day.

  4. Future

    Stasera mangeremo dai miei genitori.

    Tonight we'll eat at my parents' place.

  5. Conditional

    Mangerei volentieri un gelato al pistacchio.

    I'd gladly eat a pistachio ice cream.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu mangi qualcosa prima di partire.

    I want you to eat something before you leave.

  7. Imperative

    Mangia piano, c'è tutto il tempo.

    Eat slowly, there's plenty of time.

Good to know

  • Mangiare keeps its soft sound in writing without an extra i: mangi, mangiamo, mangerò.

Where you hear mangiare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Mangio i tortellini in brodo. I'm eating tortellini in broth.
  • Ho mangiato i tortellini di Matteo. I ate Matteo's tortellini.
  • Domani mangiamo in trattoria. Tomorrow we're eating at a trattoria.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • Mangio i tortellini in brodo. I'm eating tortellini in broth.
  • Ho mangiato i tortellini di Matteo. I ate Matteo's tortellini.
  • Domani mangiamo in trattoria. Tomorrow we're eating at a trattoria.

And 2 more lessons.

Verbs like this one

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