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ITALIAN VERB

pentirsi

to regret (me ne pento, I regret it)

  • #397 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: pentito
  • Gerund: pentendosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pentirsi

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

  1. Present

    Non mi pento di niente.

    I don't regret anything.

  2. Past

    Si è pentita subito di quelle parole.

    She regretted those words immediately.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni volta si pentiva, ma poi lo rifaceva.

    Every time he'd regret it, but then he'd do it again.

  4. Future

    Te ne pentirai, vedrai.

    You'll regret it, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Se non partissi, me ne pentirei per sempre.

    If I didn't leave, I'd regret it forever.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non ti penta della tua scelta.

    I hope you don't regret your choice.

  7. Imperative

    Pentiti pure, ma ormai è fatta.

    Regret it all you like, but it's done now.

Good to know

  • Pentirsi di: mi pento di averlo detto. Me ne pento is I regret it.
  • Pentirsi is a plain -ire verb: mi pento, not mi pentisco.

Where you hear pentirsi

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Mi pento di non essere tornata. I regret not having come back.
  • Mi sono pentita subito. I regretted it at once.
  • Non te ne pentirai. You won't regret it.
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Regrets

Intermediate Level 3 · E adesso? Te ne penti? · Sì. Me ne pento ogni giorno.

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