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ITALIAN VERB

scaldare

to heat

  • #287 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: scaldato
  • Gerund: scaldando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scaldare

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

  1. Present

    Scaldo la minestra di ieri per pranzo?

    Shall I heat up yesterday's soup for lunch?

  2. Past

    Ho scaldato il latte per i bambini.

    I warmed the milk for the kids.

  3. Imperfect

    D'inverno la stufa scaldava tutta la casa.

    In winter the stove heated the whole house.

  4. Future

    Il sole scalderà la spiaggia verso mezzogiorno.

    The sun will warm the beach around midday.

  5. Conditional

    Scalderei un po' il pane prima di servirlo.

    I'd warm the bread a little before serving it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetta che si scaldi il forno.

    Wait for the oven to heat up.

  7. Imperative

    Scalda il sugo, la pasta è quasi pronta.

    Heat the sauce, the pasta is almost ready.

Good to know

  • Scaldarsi is to warm up: scaldati vicino al fuoco.

Where you hear scaldare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Il forno non scalda più. The oven doesn't heat any more.
  • Ho scaldato il pane per i clienti. I heated the bread for the customers.
  • Giovedì il forno scalderà di nuovo. On Thursday the oven will heat again.
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The Oven Breaks

Advanced Level 3 · Da stanotte. Non scalda più.

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