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ITALIAN VERB

riparare

to repair

  • #279 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: riparato
  • Gerund: riparando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riparare

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

  1. Present

    Ripariamo computer e telefoni in giornata.

    We repair computers and phones the same day.

  2. Past

    Hanno riparato la strada dopo l'alluvione.

    They repaired the road after the flood.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio zio riparava orologi in un negozietto.

    My uncle repaired watches in a little shop.

  4. Future

    Il meccanico riparerà la macchina entro giovedì.

    The mechanic will repair the car by Thursday.

  5. Conditional

    Riparerei il tetto prima dell'inverno.

    I'd repair the roof before winter.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È ora che il comune ripari questo marciapiede.

    It's time the council repaired this pavement.

  7. Imperative

    Ripara la bici prima di venderla.

    Repair the bike before selling it.

Good to know

  • Riparare is to repair; ripararsi dalla pioggia is to take shelter from the rain.

Verbs like this one

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