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ITALIAN VERB

rinnovare

to renew

  • #494 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: rinnovato
  • Gerund: rinnovando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use rinnovare

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

  1. Present

    Rinnovo il passaporto la settimana prossima.

    I'm renewing my passport next week.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo rinnovato il contratto per un altro anno.

    We renewed the contract for another year.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni primavera rinnovava i mobili del salotto.

    Every spring she redid the living-room furniture.

  4. Future

    Rinnoveranno la cucina prima di vendere.

    They'll renovate the kitchen before selling.

  5. Conditional

    Rinnoverei l'abbonamento, se costasse meno.

    I'd renew the subscription, if it cost less.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che tu rinnovi la patente entro marzo.

    You need to renew your licence by March.

  7. Imperative

    Rinnova la tessera, è scaduta ieri.

    Renew the card, it expired yesterday.

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