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ITALIAN VERB

nuotare

to swim

  • #293 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: nuotato
  • Gerund: nuotando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use nuotare

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

  1. Present

    Nuoti bene? Il mare oggi è mosso.

    Do you swim well? The sea is rough today.

  2. Past

    Stamattina ho nuotato un'ora in piscina.

    This morning I swam for an hour at the pool.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambini nuotavamo nel fiume dietro casa.

    As children we swam in the river behind the house.

  4. Future

    In Sardegna nuoteremo tutti i giorni.

    In Sardinia we'll swim every day.

  5. Conditional

    Nuoterei volentieri, ma l'acqua è gelata.

    I'd happily swim, but the water is freezing.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che i bambini nuotino solo vicino alla riva.

    I want the children to swim only near the shore.

  7. Imperative

    Nuota verso di me, piano, non avere paura.

    Swim towards me, slowly, don't be afraid.

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