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ITALIAN VERB

sbagliare

to make a mistake, to get wrong

  • #165 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: sbagliato
  • Gerund: sbagliando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sbagliare

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

  1. Present

    Sbaglio sempre il nome di tuo cugino.

    I always get your cousin's name wrong.

  2. Past

    Scusi, credo di aver sbagliato numero.

    Sorry, I think I've got the wrong number.

  3. Imperfect

    All'inizio sbagliavo tutti i verbi irregolari.

    At the beginning I got all the irregular verbs wrong.

  4. Future

    Sbaglierai ancora, è normale quando si impara.

    You'll make more mistakes, it's normal when you're learning.

  5. Conditional

    Senza la mappa sbaglierei strada di sicuro.

    Without the map I'd take the wrong road for sure.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Può darsi che sbagli io, controlliamo.

    Maybe I'm the one who's wrong, let's check.

  7. Imperative

    Non sbagliare fermata, scendi alla terza.

    Don't get the stop wrong, get off at the third one.

Good to know

  • Sbagliare strada is to take the wrong road; ho sbagliato numero, wrong number.
  • Sbagliarsi is to be mistaken: mi sono sbagliato, scusa.

Verbs like this one

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