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ITALIAN VERB

prevedere

to foresee, to forecast

  • #401 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: previsto
  • Gerund: prevedendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use prevedere

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

  1. Present

    Prevedono pioggia per tutto il fine settimana.

    They forecast rain for the whole weekend.

  2. Past

    Nessuno ha previsto una fila così lunga al museo.

    Nobody foresaw such a long queue at the museum.

  3. Imperfect

    Il programma prevedeva una pausa alle undici.

    The programme had a break scheduled for eleven.

  4. Future

    Prevedremo un po' di tempo in più per il viaggio.

    We'll allow a little extra time for the trip.

  5. Conditional

    Un bravo cuoco prevedrebbe qualche porzione in più.

    A good cook would plan for a few extra portions.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il biglietto preveda anche il ritorno.

    I hope the ticket includes the return too.

  7. Imperative

    Prevedi sempre un piano B quando viaggi.

    Always have a plan B when you travel.

Good to know

  • Le previsioni are the weather forecast; è previsto is what is expected or scheduled.

Verbs like this one

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