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ITALIAN VERB

scaricare

to download

  • #409 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: scaricato
  • Gerund: scaricando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scaricare

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

  1. Present

    Scarico i film prima di partire, in treno non c'è rete.

    I download films before leaving, there's no signal on the train.

  2. Past

    Hai scaricato l'app del museo? Serve per i biglietti.

    Did you download the museum app? You need it for the tickets.

  3. Imperfect

    Una volta scaricavamo la musica una canzone alla volta.

    We used to download music one song at a time.

  4. Future

    Scaricherò la mappa della città stasera in albergo.

    I'll download the city map tonight at the hotel.

  5. Conditional

    Scaricherei il programma, ma il computer è troppo vecchio.

    I'd download the program, but the computer is too old.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che scarichi l'aggiornamento prima di domani.

    You need to download the update before tomorrow.

  7. Imperative

    Scarica il biglietto adesso, dopo non c'è campo.

    Download the ticket now, there's no signal later.

Good to know

  • Scaricare is also to unload: scaricare la macchina; and a battery si scarica, runs down.

Verbs like this one

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