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ITALIAN VERB

regalare

to give as a present

  • #154 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: regalato
  • Gerund: regalando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

  1. tu give as a present!
  2. Lei give as a present! (formal)
  3. noi give as a present! (let’s)
  4. voi give as a present! (all of you)

How to use regalare

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

  1. Present

    Cosa gli regaliamo per la laurea?

    What shall we give him for his graduation?

  2. Past

    Mi hanno regalato una bici per i quarant'anni.

    They gave me a bike for my fortieth.

  3. Imperfect

    Lo zio ci regalava sempre libri a Natale.

    Our uncle always gave us books at Christmas.

  4. Future

    Le regalerò un weekend al mare.

    I'll give her a weekend by the sea.

  5. Conditional

    Regalerei una pianta, piace a tutti.

    I'd give a plant, everyone likes them.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che non mi regalino l'ennesima cravatta.

    I hope they don't give me yet another tie.

  7. Imperative

    Regala un'esperienza, non un oggetto.

    Give an experience, not an object.

Good to know

  • Regalare, not dare, for a present: cosa le regaliamo per il compleanno?

Where you hear regalare

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

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Ti regalo questo libro. I'm giving you this book as a present.
  • Gino mi ha regalato una bicicletta. Gino gave me a bicycle.
  • A Natale ti regalerò la mia conca. At Christmas I'll give you my conca.
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A Saying for Every Thing

Fluency Level 2 · E questa? Gino mi ha regalato una bici vecchia.

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