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ITALIAN VERB

partecipare

to take part

  • #424 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: partecipato
  • Gerund: partecipando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use partecipare

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

  1. Present

    Partecipo a un corso di teatro il martedì sera.

    I take part in a theatre class on Tuesday evenings.

  2. Past

    Hanno partecipato in duemila alla corsa di domenica.

    Two thousand people took part in Sunday's race.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzo partecipava a tutte le gare del paese.

    As a boy he took part in all the village races.

  4. Future

    Parteciperemo alla festa, ma arriviamo tardi.

    We'll be at the party, but we'll arrive late.

  5. Conditional

    Parteciperei alla gita, ma lavoro sabato.

    I'd join the outing, but I work on Saturday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che tutti partecipino alla riunione.

    It's important that everyone takes part in the meeting.

  7. Imperative

    Partecipate al concorso, il premio è un viaggio.

    Enter the competition, the prize is a trip.

Good to know

  • Partecipare a qualcosa, with a: partecipo alla riunione, alla gara.

Verbs like this one

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