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ITALIAN VERB

sciare

to ski

  • #294 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: sciato
  • Gerund: sciando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sciare

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

  1. Present

    Scio da quando avevo quattro anni.

    I've been skiing since I was four.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo sciato tutto il giorno sotto il sole.

    We skied all day in the sunshine.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzi sciavamo ogni weekend sulle Dolomiti.

    As kids we skied every weekend in the Dolomites.

  4. Future

    Quest'inverno scieremo a Cortina con i cugini.

    This winter we'll ski in Cortina with our cousins.

  5. Conditional

    Scierei volentieri, ma mi fa male il ginocchio.

    I'd love to ski, but my knee hurts.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non credo che Paolo scii bene, è la prima volta.

    I don't think Paolo skis well, it's his first time.

  7. Imperative

    Scia piano, la pista è ghiacciata.

    Ski slowly, the slope is icy.

Good to know

  • Andare a sciare is to go skiing; lo sci is skiing and a ski.

Where you hear sciare

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 1

  • Scio ogni inverno a Cortina. I ski every winter in Cortina.
  • Non ho mai sciato prima. I've never skied before.
  • Domenica scieremo insieme. On Sunday we'll ski together.
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The Day Off

Intermediate Level 1 · Sì! Ma non ho mai sciato, sai? · Non hai mai sciato? Ti insegno io!

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On the Slopes

Intermediate Level 1 · Bene! Ho imparato a sciare!

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