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ITALIAN VERB

salire

to go up, to come up, to get on

  • #68 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: salito
  • Gerund: salendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use salire

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

  1. Present

    Salgo un attimo a prendere la giacca.

    I'll just go up and get my jacket.

  2. Past

    Siamo saliti sul treno all'ultimo momento.

    We got on the train at the last moment.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccoli salivamo sempre sugli alberi.

    As kids we were always climbing trees.

  4. Future

    Saliremo in cima al campanile domani.

    We'll go up to the top of the bell tower tomorrow.

  5. Conditional

    Salirei a piedi, l'ascensore è troppo lento.

    I'd walk up, the lift is too slow.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetta che salgano tutti prima di partire.

    Wait for everyone to get on before leaving.

  7. Imperative

    Sali, ti do un passaggio.

    Get in, I'll give you a lift.

Good to know

  • Salire takes essere: sono salito sul treno. Salire su is to get on a bus, a train, a bike.
  • With something you go up, like the stairs, it takes avere: ho salito le scale di corsa.

Where you hear salire

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

Italian · Beginner Level 1

  • Ogni mattina salgo in Vespa e vado al lavoro. Every morning I get on my Vespa and go to work.
  • Sono salita sulla Vespa di Giulia con la valigia. I got on Giulia's Vespa with my suitcase.
  • Domani all'una sale anche Giulia, per il pranzo. Tomorrow at one, Giulia will come up too, for lunch.

Italian · Fluency Level 1

  • Ogni mattina salgo in Vespa e vado al lavoro. Every morning I get on my Vespa and go to work.
  • Sono salita sulla Vespa di Giulia con la valigia. I got on Giulia's Vespa with my suitcase.
  • Domani all'una sale anche Giulia, per il pranzo. Tomorrow at one, Giulia will come up too, for lunch.
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My Cousin

Beginner Level 1 · Sali!

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Stay

Beginner Level 1 · Sale?

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Ciro's Neighbour

Fluency Level 1 · Jamme, un assaggio. Poi saliamo sul tetto.

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The House

Fluency Level 3 · Nonna, vuoi salire? La tua camera è di sopra.

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