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ITALIAN VERB

mostrare

to show

  • #194 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: mostrato
  • Gerund: mostrando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use mostrare

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

  1. Present

    Ti mostro le foto del viaggio.

    I'll show you the photos from the trip.

  2. Past

    Mi ha mostrato la strada sulla mappa.

    He showed me the way on the map.

  3. Imperfect

    La guida mostrava i quadri con grande passione.

    The guide showed the paintings with great passion.

  4. Future

    Domani vi mostrerò il nuovo ufficio.

    Tomorrow I'll show you the new office.

  5. Conditional

    Vi mostrerei la città, ma lavoro fino a tardi.

    I'd show you around the city, but I work till late.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che mi mostri il biglietto, per favore.

    I want you to show me your ticket, please.

  7. Imperative

    Mostrami il documento, per cortesia.

    Show me your ID, please.

Good to know

  • Mostrare and far vedere mean the same; far vedere is more spoken: fammi vedere!

Verbs like this one

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