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ITALIAN VERB

scendere

to go down

  • #69 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: sceso
  • Gerund: scendendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scendere

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

  1. Present

    Scendo alla prossima fermata, permesso.

    I'm getting off at the next stop, excuse me.

  2. Past

    Siamo scesi in spiaggia prima di colazione.

    We went down to the beach before breakfast.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni sera scendeva a comprare il pane.

    Every evening he went down to buy bread.

  4. Future

    Scenderemo a Roma Termini, non a Tiburtina.

    We'll get off at Roma Termini, not Tiburtina.

  5. Conditional

    Scenderei a piedi, l'ascensore è lentissimo.

    I'd walk down, the lift is very slow.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetto che scendano i prezzi dei voli.

    I'm waiting for flight prices to come down.

  7. Imperative

    Scendi, la cena è in tavola!

    Come down, dinner is on the table!

Good to know

  • Scendere takes essere: sono sceso; scendere dal treno, dall'autobus, to get off.

Where you hear scendere

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

Italian · Fluency Level 2

  • Scendiamo a mangiare? Shall we go down to eat?
  • Sono scesa alle due. I went down at two.
  • Scenderemo dopo i botti. We'll go down after the firecrackers.
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The Wolf of the Fountain

Fluency Level 2 · Scendeva dove? Alla fontana?

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