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ITALIAN VERB

scadere

to expire

  • #495 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: scaduto
  • Gerund: scadendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

How to use scadere

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

  1. Present

    Il latte scade domani, finiamolo.

    The milk expires tomorrow, let's finish it.

  2. Past

    La mia carta di credito è scaduta a marzo.

    My credit card expired in March.

  3. Imperfect

    Il contratto scadeva a fine mese.

    The contract was due to expire at the end of the month.

  4. Future

    Il passaporto scadrà fra due anni.

    The passport will expire in two years.

  5. Conditional

    Senza il rinnovo, l'offerta scadrebbe stasera.

    Without the renewal, the offer would expire tonight.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Controlla che i biscotti non scadano prima della festa.

    Check that the biscuits don't expire before the party.

Good to know

  • Scaduto is what you say of old yogurt: è scaduto, it's past its date.

Verbs like this one

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