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ITALIAN VERB

presentare

to present, to submit

  • #197 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: presentato
  • Gerund: presentando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use presentare

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

  1. Present

    Ti presento mia sorella Chiara.

    Let me introduce my sister Chiara.

  2. Past

    Ho presentato la domanda ieri mattina.

    I submitted the application yesterday morning.

  3. Imperfect

    Presentava il telegiornale delle otto.

    She presented the eight o'clock news.

  4. Future

    Presenteremo il progetto lunedì.

    We'll present the project on Monday.

  5. Conditional

    Presenterei il passaporto, è più sicuro.

    I'd show the passport, it's safer.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che presenti i documenti entro venerdì.

    You need to submit the documents by Friday.

  7. Imperative

    Presenta la ricevuta alla cassa.

    Present the receipt at the till.

Good to know

  • Presentare la domanda is to submit an application; presentare un amico, to introduce a friend. Presentarsi is to introduce yourself.

Where you hear presentare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Presento la domanda oggi. I'm submitting the application today.
  • Ho presentato la domanda. I submitted the application.
  • Presenteremo la domanda a maggio. We'll submit the application in May.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Presento la domanda oggi. I'm submitting the application today.
  • Ho presentato la domanda. I submitted the application.
  • Presenteremo la domanda a maggio. We'll submit the application in May.
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The Notary Explains

Advanced Level 1 · La domanda va presentata entro sei mesi.

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The Building Permit

Advanced Level 1 · Vorrei presentare la pratica per i lavori. · Si presenta tutto in due copie.

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Salvo's Family

Fluency Level 1 · Laura, ti presento mia madre.

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