Skip to content
fluentbyear

ITALIAN VERB

rimandare

to postpone

  • #418 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: rimandato
  • Gerund: rimandando

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rimandare

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

  1. Present

    Rimando sempre le cose noiose all'ultimo momento.

    I always put off boring things until the last minute.

  2. Past

    Hanno rimandato la riunione a lunedì prossimo.

    They postponed the meeting to next Monday.

  3. Imperfect

    Rimandava la visita dal dentista da mesi.

    He had been putting off the dentist's appointment for months.

  4. Future

    Se piove, rimanderemo la gita al mare.

    If it rains, we'll postpone the trip to the seaside.

  5. Conditional

    Rimanderei la cena, stasera sono troppo stanco.

    I'd postpone the dinner, I'm too tired tonight.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che rimandiate il viaggio, c'è sciopero.

    It's better you postpone the trip, there's a strike.

  7. Imperative

    Rimanda la partenza di un giorno, riposati.

    Postpone your departure by a day, get some rest.

Good to know

  • Rimandare a domani is to put off until tomorrow; rimandare also means to send back.

Verbs like this one

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