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ITALIAN VERB

rientrare

to get back home

  • #299 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: rientrato
  • Gerund: rientrando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rientrare

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

  1. Present

    A che ora rientri stasera?

    What time are you getting home tonight?

  2. Past

    Sono rientrato a mezzanotte passata.

    I got home after midnight.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio padre rientrava sempre alle sette in punto.

    My father always got home at seven sharp.

  4. Future

    Rientreremo dalle vacanze il venti agosto.

    We'll be back from the holidays on August twentieth.

  5. Conditional

    Rientrerei prima, ma il treno è in ritardo.

    I'd get home earlier, but the train is late.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Mamma vuole che rientriamo prima di cena.

    Mum wants us home before dinner.

  7. Imperative

    Rientra presto, domani c'è scuola.

    Come home early, there's school tomorrow.

Good to know

  • Rientrare is also to be part of something: non rientra nel prezzo, it isn't included in the price.

Verbs like this one

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