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ITALIAN VERB

passeggiare

to stroll

  • #446 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: passeggiato
  • Gerund: passeggiando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use passeggiare

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

  1. Present

    La sera passeggiamo lungo il fiume.

    In the evening we stroll along the river.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo passeggiato in centro fino a tardi.

    We strolled around the centre until late.

  3. Imperfect

    I nonni passeggiavano ogni giorno sul lungomare.

    My grandparents strolled along the seafront every day.

  4. Future

    Dopo pranzo passeggeremo un po' nel parco.

    After lunch we'll stroll a bit in the park.

  5. Conditional

    Passeggerei volentieri, ma piove troppo.

    I'd gladly go for a stroll, but it's raining too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il medico vuole che io passeggi ogni giorno.

    The doctor wants me to walk every day.

  7. Imperative

    Passeggiate pure, io vi aspetto al bar.

    Go ahead and stroll, I'll wait for you at the café.

Verbs like this one

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