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ITALIAN VERB

restaurare

to restore

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: restaurato
  • Gerund: restaurando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use restaurare

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

  1. Present

    Restaurano la chiesa da due anni.

    They've been restoring the church for two years.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo restaurato un vecchio tavolo della nonna.

    We restored an old table of Grandma's.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre restaurava mobili nel garage.

    My father restored furniture in the garage.

  4. Future

    Restaureranno la facciata l'anno prossimo.

    They'll restore the facade next year.

  5. Conditional

    Restaurerei la casa, ma costa troppo.

    I'd restore the house, but it costs too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che restaurino anche il teatro.

    I hope they restore the theatre too.

  7. Imperative

    Restaura la sedia, non buttarla via.

    Restore the chair, don't throw it away.

Good to know

  • Restaurare is for buildings, paintings and furniture; for a car or a machine, riparare.

Where you hear restaurare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Restauro la casa di Nonna. I'm restoring Nonna's house.
  • Abbiamo restaurato il tetto. We restored the roof.
  • Restaureremo la casa insieme. We'll restore the house together.
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The Notary Explains

Advanced Level 1 · Per restaurare la casa occorre una cosa.

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Explaining the House

Advanced Level 1 · Vorremmo restaurarla, ma servirebbe la Sua firma.

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