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ITALIAN VERB

ridurre

to reduce

  • #272 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: ridotto
  • Gerund: riducendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use ridurre

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

  1. Present

    Riduciamo le spese questo mese.

    We're cutting expenses this month.

  2. Past

    Ho ridotto il caffè a una tazza al giorno.

    I've cut coffee down to one cup a day.

  3. Imperfect

    Il medico riduceva la dose ogni settimana.

    The doctor was reducing the dose every week.

  4. Future

    Il nuovo ponte ridurrà il traffico in città.

    The new bridge will reduce traffic in the city.

  5. Conditional

    Ridurrei lo zucchero nella torta.

    I'd reduce the sugar in the cake.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che il governo riduca le tasse.

    The government needs to reduce taxes.

  7. Imperative

    Riduci la velocità, c'è ghiaccio.

    Reduce your speed, there's ice.

Good to know

  • Ridurre follows tradurre: riduco, ho ridotto. A biglietto ridotto is a reduced-price ticket.

Verbs like this one

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