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ITALIAN VERB

procedere

to proceed

  • Regular -ere verb
  • Past participle: proceduto
  • Gerund: procedendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use procedere

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

  1. Present

    Come procede il trasloco?

    How's the move going?

  2. Past

    Siamo proceduti con calma, senza fretta.

    We proceeded calmly, without hurry.

  3. Imperfect

    I lavori procedevano lentamente per la pioggia.

    The work was proceeding slowly because of the rain.

  4. Future

    Procederemo con il pagamento domani.

    We'll proceed with the payment tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Procederei per gradi, un passo alla volta.

    I'd proceed by stages, one step at a time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È importante che tutto proceda secondo i piani.

    It's important that everything goes according to plan.

  7. Imperative

    Procedete pure, noi vi raggiungiamo.

    Go on ahead, we'll catch up with you.

Good to know

  • Procedere is a bit formal: procediamo? shall we go on? Come procede il lavoro? how's the work going?

Where you hear procedere

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Si procede alla firma. We proceed to the signing.
  • Abbiamo proceduto con calma. We proceeded calmly.
  • Procederemo alla lettura alle dieci. We'll proceed to the reading at ten.

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Si procede alla firma. We proceed to the signing.
  • Abbiamo proceduto con calma. We proceeded calmly.
  • Procederemo alla lettura alle dieci. We'll proceed to the reading at ten.
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The Signing Day

Advanced Level 1 · Buongiorno a tutti. Si procede alla lettura.

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Giulia's Midwife

Fluency Level 2 · Allora, signora. Tutto procede bene.

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