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ITALIAN VERB

occuparsi

to take care of, to see to

  • #428 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: occupato
  • Gerund: occupandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use occuparsi

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

  1. Present

    Chi si occupa del cane quando siete via?

    Who looks after the dog when you're away?

  2. Past

    Mi sono occupato io di tutte le prenotazioni.

    I took care of all the bookings myself.

  3. Imperfect

    Prima si occupava di vendite, ora di marketing.

    She used to handle sales, now marketing.

  4. Future

    Ci occuperemo noi della cena, voi riposate.

    We'll see to dinner, you two rest.

  5. Conditional

    Mi occuperei volentieri del giardino, se avessi tempo.

    I'd gladly take care of the garden if I had time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuoi che mi occupi io dei biglietti?

    Do you want me to sort out the tickets?

  7. Imperative

    Occupati tu dei bambini, io preparo la cena.

    You look after the kids, I'll make dinner.

Good to know

  • Occuparsi di: mi occupo dei bambini, mi occupo della spesa.

Where you hear occuparsi

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

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Mi occupo io dei volantini. I take care of the leaflets.
  • Giulia si è occupata della stampa. Giulia took care of the printing.
  • Chi si occuperà della Regione? Who will deal with the Region?
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The Committee

Advanced Level 2 · D'accordo. Chi si occupa dei volantini? · Me ne occupo io. Con Giulia.

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