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ITALIAN VERB

pranzare

to have lunch

  • #289 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: pranzato
  • Gerund: pranzando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use pranzare

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

  1. Present

    A che ora pranzi di solito in ufficio?

    What time do you usually have lunch at the office?

  2. Past

    Oggi ho pranzato con un panino al volo.

    Today I had a quick sandwich for lunch.

  3. Imperfect

    Da studente pranzavo quasi sempre alla mensa.

    As a student I almost always had lunch at the canteen.

  4. Future

    Domani pranzeremo dai nonni, come ogni domenica.

    Tomorrow we'll have lunch at our grandparents', like every Sunday.

  5. Conditional

    Pranzerei volentieri fuori, c'è il sole.

    I'd happily have lunch outside, it's sunny.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che Luca pranzi a casa oggi.

    I don't think Luca is having lunch at home today.

  7. Imperative

    Pranziamo insieme, poi torniamo al lavoro.

    Let's have lunch together, then go back to work.

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