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ITALIAN VERB

riordinare

to tidy up

  • #436 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: riordinato
  • Gerund: riordinando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riordinare

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

  1. Present

    Il sabato riordino la camera dei bambini.

    On Saturdays I tidy up the kids' room.

  2. Past

    Ho riordinato il garage, finalmente.

    I tidied up the garage, finally.

  3. Imperfect

    Mia madre riordinava la cucina ogni sera.

    My mother tidied the kitchen every evening.

  4. Future

    Domani riordineremo l'armadio grande insieme.

    Tomorrow we'll tidy up the big wardrobe together.

  5. Conditional

    Riordinerei volentieri, ma non ho tempo.

    I'd gladly tidy up, but I don't have time.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che riordiniate la stanza prima di cena.

    I want you to tidy up the room before dinner.

  7. Imperative

    Riordina la scrivania, non si trova niente!

    Tidy up the desk, nothing can be found!

Verbs like this one

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