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ITALIAN VERB

rimpiangere

to regret, to miss

  • #398 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: rimpianto
  • Gerund: rimpiangendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rimpiangere

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

  1. Present

    Rimpiango gli anni dell'università, ero spensierata.

    I miss my university years, I was carefree.

  2. Past

    Non ho mai rimpianto la scelta di tornare in Italia.

    I've never regretted the choice to come back to Italy.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna rimpiangeva sempre la casa di campagna.

    Grandma always missed the house in the country.

  4. Future

    Se non parti, un giorno lo rimpiangerai.

    If you don't go, one day you'll regret it.

  5. Conditional

    Non rimpiangerei niente, rifarei tutto.

    I wouldn't regret anything, I'd do it all again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu rimpianga questa occasione.

    I don't want you to regret this opportunity.

  7. Imperative

    Non rimpiangete il passato, guardate avanti.

    Don't miss the past, look ahead.

Good to know

  • Rimpiangere is to miss what is gone and wish it back; to miss a person now is mi manca.

Verbs like this one

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