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ITALIAN VERB

riportare

to bring back, to take back

  • #306 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: riportato
  • Gerund: riportando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riportare

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

  1. Present

    Ti riporto l'ombrello domani.

    I'll bring your umbrella back tomorrow.

  2. Past

    Ho riportato le scarpe al negozio, erano strette.

    I took the shoes back to the shop, they were tight.

  3. Imperfect

    Riportava sempre i bambini a casa alle sette.

    She always brought the children home at seven.

  4. Future

    Riporteremo la macchina domenica sera.

    We'll bring the car back Sunday evening.

  5. Conditional

    Lo riporterei indietro, ma ho perso lo scontrino.

    I'd take it back, but I lost the receipt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che tu riporti la bici in garage.

    I want you to put the bike back in the garage.

  7. Imperative

    Riportami il libro quando l'hai finito.

    Bring the book back to me when you've finished it.

Good to know

  • Riportare is portare back: riporto il libro in biblioteca. It also means to report what someone said.

Where you hear riportare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Intermediate Level 3

  • Ti riporto a casa, Nonna. I'll take you back home, Nonna.
  • L'abbiamo riportata a casa. We brought her back home.
  • La riporteremo a casa, a Fontelupo. We'll bring her back home, to Fontelupo.
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The Promise

Intermediate Level 3 · La verità. La riporteremo a casa.

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