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ITALIAN VERB

saltare

to jump, to skip

  • #295 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: saltato
  • Gerund: saltando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use saltare

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

  1. Present

    I bambini saltano sul letto tutte le sere.

    The kids jump on the bed every evening.

  2. Past

    Ho saltato la colazione e adesso muoio di fame.

    I skipped breakfast and now I'm starving.

  3. Imperfect

    Il cane saltava di gioia ogni volta che tornavo.

    The dog jumped for joy every time I came back.

  4. Future

    Domani salterò la riunione, ho il dentista.

    Tomorrow I'll skip the meeting, I have the dentist.

  5. Conditional

    Non salterei mai una cena da tua madre.

    I'd never skip a dinner at your mother's.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che salti la scuola per questo.

    I don't want you to skip school for this.

  7. Imperative

    Salta giù, dai, è bassissimo!

    Jump down, come on, it's really low!

Good to know

  • Saltare un pasto or saltare una lezione is to skip it; saltare in aria is to blow up.

Verbs like this one

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