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ITALIAN VERB

prenotare

to book, to reserve

  • #186 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: prenotato
  • Gerund: prenotando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use prenotare

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

  1. Present

    Prenoto io il tavolo per le otto.

    I'll book the table for eight.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo prenotato due notti a Firenze.

    We've booked two nights in Florence.

  3. Imperfect

    Una volta si prenotava solo per telefono.

    Once you could only book by phone.

  4. Future

    Prenoterò i biglietti del treno stasera.

    I'll book the train tickets tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Prenoterei una camera con balcone, se c'è.

    I'd book a room with a balcony, if there is one.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che prenotiamo, ad agosto è pieno.

    We'd better book, in August it's full.

  7. Imperative

    Prenota presto, i posti finiscono.

    Book early, the seats run out.

Where you hear prenotare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Prenoto un tavolo per domenica. I'm booking a table for Sunday.
  • Ho prenotato con un altro nome. I booked under another name.
  • Prenoteranno per la festa. They'll book for the feast.
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The Critic

Advanced Level 3 · Ho prenotato con un altro nome.

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