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ITALIAN VERB

piovere

to rain

  • #497 most used
  • Regular -ere verb
  • Past participle: piovuto
  • Gerund: piovendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. it rains

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. it rained

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. it used to rain

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. it will rain

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. it would rain

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. (that) it rain

How to use piovere

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

  1. Present

    Piove da stamattina, prendi l'ombrello.

    It's been raining since this morning, take the umbrella.

  2. Past

    È piovuto tutta la notte.

    It rained all night.

  3. Imperfect

    Pioveva così forte che non si vedeva niente.

    It was raining so hard you couldn't see anything.

  4. Future

    Domani pioverà, dice il telegiornale.

    Tomorrow it'll rain, the news says.

  5. Conditional

    Secondo l'app pioverebbe solo nel pomeriggio.

    According to the app it would only rain in the afternoon.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che piova durante la cerimonia.

    I'm afraid it'll rain during the ceremony.

Good to know

  • Piovere is used only in the third person: piove. In the passato prossimo both è piovuto and ha piovuto are heard.

Where you hear piovere

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • A Lecce non piove quasi mai! It hardly ever rains in Lecce!
  • Oggi è piovuto tutta la mattina. It rained all morning today.
  • Domani non piove, cara. It won't rain tomorrow, dear.

Italian · Beginner Level 2

  • A Lecce non piove quasi mai! It hardly ever rains in Lecce!
  • Oggi è piovuto tutta la mattina. It rained all morning today.
  • Domani non piove, cara. It won't rain tomorrow, dear.
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Rain in Rome

Beginner Level 1 · Piove!

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Too Hot

Beginner Level 2 · Non piove da un mese. · Ecco. Stasera forse piove.

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The Storm

Beginner Level 2 · Finalmente piove!

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The Hole in the Roof

Beginner Level 2 · Pietro, piove in casa! · Piove ancora.

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A Rainy Week

Beginner Level 3 · Piove da tre giorni. Mi annoio. · Pioveva.

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