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ITALIAN VERB

riprovare

to try again

  • #444 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: riprovato
  • Gerund: riprovando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use riprovare

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

  1. Present

    Il sito non funziona, riprovo più tardi.

    The site isn't working, I'll try again later.

  2. Past

    Ho riprovato tre volte, ma la linea è occupata.

    I tried again three times, but the line is busy.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni estate riprovava a imparare a nuotare.

    Every summer he tried again to learn to swim.

  4. Future

    Riproveremo l'esame di guida a settembre.

    We'll retake the driving test in September.

  5. Conditional

    Io riproverei con un po' meno sale.

    I'd try again with a bit less salt.

  6. Present subjunctive

    È meglio che tu riprovi domani mattina.

    It's better that you try again tomorrow morning.

  7. Imperative

    Riprova, questa volta più piano.

    Try again, more slowly this time.

Verbs like this one

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