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ITALIAN VERB

resistere

to resist, to hold out

  • #439 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: resistito
  • Gerund: resistendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use resistere

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

  1. Present

    Non resisto, prendo un'altra fetta di torta.

    I can't resist, I'm having another slice of cake.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo resistito al freddo fino all'alba.

    We held out against the cold until dawn.

  3. Imperfect

    Il vecchio ponte resisteva a ogni piena.

    The old bridge withstood every flood.

  4. Future

    Resisterai senza caffè fino a pranzo?

    Will you hold out without coffee until lunch?

  5. Conditional

    Non resisterei un giorno senza internet.

    I wouldn't last a day without the internet.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che le piante resistano al gelo.

    I hope the plants survive the frost.

  7. Imperative

    Resisti, manca solo un chilometro!

    Hold on, there's only one kilometre left!

Good to know

  • Resistere a: non resisto al cioccolato, I can't resist chocolate.

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