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ITALIAN VERB

restituire

to give back

  • #305 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: restituito
  • Gerund: restituendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use restituire

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

  1. Present

    Ti restituisco i soldi venerdì, promesso.

    I'll give you the money back on Friday, promise.

  2. Past

    Ho restituito i libri alla biblioteca.

    I returned the books to the library.

  3. Imperfect

    Non restituiva mai quello che prendeva in prestito.

    He never gave back what he borrowed.

  4. Future

    Vi restituiremo la caparra alla fine del mese.

    We'll give you back the deposit at the end of the month.

  5. Conditional

    Restituirei volentieri il regalo, ma non ho lo scontrino.

    I'd happily return the gift, but I don't have the receipt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che mi restituisca le chiavi oggi.

    I want him to give me back the keys today.

  7. Imperative

    Restituisci il telefono a tua sorella, subito.

    Give the phone back to your sister, now.

Good to know

  • Restituire is a little formal; among friends you'll hear ridare: ridammi il libro.

Verbs like this one

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