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ITALIAN VERB

raggiungere

to reach

  • #262 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: raggiunto
  • Gerund: raggiungendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use raggiungere

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

  1. Present

    Vi raggiungo al ristorante tra dieci minuti.

    I'll join you at the restaurant in ten minutes.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo raggiunto la cima a mezzogiorno.

    We reached the top at noon.

  3. Imperfect

    Il treno raggiungeva Napoli in tre ore.

    The train used to reach Naples in three hours.

  4. Future

    Ti raggiungeremo in spiaggia dopo pranzo.

    We'll join you at the beach after lunch.

  5. Conditional

    A piedi raggiungeresti il porto in venti minuti.

    On foot you'd reach the port in twenty minutes.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspettiamo che ci raggiungano gli altri.

    Let's wait for the others to join us.

  7. Imperative

    Raggiungimi all'uscita, vicino ai taxi.

    Meet me at the exit, near the taxis.

Good to know

  • Raggiungere qualcuno is to join someone: ti raggiungo al bar.

Verbs like this one

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