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ITALIAN VERB

richiamare

to call back

  • #356 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: richiamato
  • Gerund: richiamando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use richiamare

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

  1. Present

    Ti richiamo tra dieci minuti, sono in riunione.

    I'll call you back in ten minutes, I'm in a meeting.

  2. Past

    Il medico non mi ha ancora richiamata.

    The doctor hasn't called me back yet.

  3. Imperfect

    Prometteva di richiamare e non richiamava mai.

    He promised to call back and never did.

  4. Future

    Vi richiameremo appena abbiamo una risposta.

    We'll call you back as soon as we have an answer.

  5. Conditional

    Richiamerei l'agenzia prima di decidere.

    I'd call the agency back before deciding.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu richiami dopo pranzo.

    It's better if you call back after lunch.

  7. Imperative

    Richiamami stasera, adesso non posso parlare.

    Call me back tonight, I can't talk now.

Good to know

  • Richiamare also means to call someone's attention: richiamare l'attenzione.

Where you hear richiamare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • La richiamo domani mattina. I'll call you back tomorrow morning.
  • Mi ha richiamata dopo un'ora. She called me back after an hour.
  • La richiamerò lunedì. I'll call you back on Monday.
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