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ITALIAN VERB

reagire

to react

  • #457 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: reagito
  • Gerund: reagendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use reagire

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

  1. Present

    Come reagisce tuo padre alle brutte notizie?

    How does your father react to bad news?

  2. Past

    Ha reagito male alla critica.

    He reacted badly to the criticism.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazza reagivo a tutto con rabbia.

    As a girl I reacted to everything with anger.

  4. Future

    Chissà come reagiranno i tuoi genitori.

    Who knows how your parents will react.

  5. Conditional

    Io reagirei con calma, senza urlare.

    I'd react calmly, without shouting.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che la pelle non reagisca alla crema.

    I hope my skin doesn't react to the cream.

  7. Imperative

    Reagisci, non puoi stare fermo così!

    React, you can't just stand still like that!

Verbs like this one

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