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ITALIAN VERB

rallentare

to slow down

  • #500 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: rallentato
  • Gerund: rallentando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rallentare

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

  1. Present

    In curva rallento sempre un po'.

    On bends I always slow down a bit.

  2. Past

    Il treno ha rallentato prima della galleria.

    The train slowed down before the tunnel.

  3. Imperfect

    Il traffico rallentava vicino al centro.

    Traffic slowed down near the centre.

  4. Future

    Con la neve rallenteranno tutti.

    With the snow everyone will slow down.

  5. Conditional

    Io rallenterei, la strada è bagnata.

    I'd slow down, the road is wet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È ora che tu rallenti un po' con il lavoro.

    It's time you slowed down a bit with work.

  7. Imperative

    Rallenta, c'è una scuola qui davanti.

    Slow down, there's a school just ahead.

Verbs like this one

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