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ITALIAN VERB

negare

to deny

  • #455 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: negato
  • Gerund: negando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use negare

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

  1. Present

    Non nego che sia stata colpa mia.

    I don't deny it was my fault.

  2. Past

    Ha negato tutto davanti ai genitori.

    He denied everything in front of his parents.

  3. Imperfect

    Il bambino negava di aver mangiato i biscotti.

    The child denied having eaten the biscuits.

  4. Future

    Negherà di avermi visto, lo so.

    He'll deny having seen me, I know.

  5. Conditional

    Nessuno negherebbe che è bravo.

    Nobody would deny that he's good.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non capisco perché tu neghi l'evidenza.

    I don't understand why you deny the obvious.

  7. Imperative

    Non negare, ti ho visto io!

    Don't deny it, I saw you!

Verbs like this one

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