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ITALIAN VERB

montare

to fit, to put up, to assemble

  • #280 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: montato
  • Gerund: montando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use montare

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

  1. Present

    Oggi monto la libreria nuova in salotto.

    Today I'm putting up the new bookcase in the living room.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo montato la tenda in dieci minuti.

    We put up the tent in ten minutes.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre montava i mobili senza leggere le istruzioni.

    My father assembled furniture without reading the instructions.

  4. Future

    Domani monteranno la cucina nuova.

    Tomorrow they'll fit the new kitchen.

  5. Conditional

    Monterei le gomme da neve prima del viaggio.

    I'd fit the snow tyres before the trip.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Serve qualcuno che monti il letto entro sera.

    We need someone to assemble the bed by tonight.

  7. Imperative

    Monta la panna mentre io sciolgo il cioccolato.

    Whip the cream while I melt the chocolate.

Good to know

  • Montare also means to whip: montare la panna.

Where you hear montare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Monto la zanzariera alla finestra. I'm fitting the fly screen on the window.
  • L'ho montata io stamattina. I fitted it myself this morning.
  • Domani monteremo le luci nella sala. Tomorrow we'll put up the lights in the dining room.
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Fixing It

Advanced Level 3 · Sì, l'ho montata io stamattina.

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