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ITALIAN VERB

scivolare

to slip

  • #447 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: scivolato
  • Gerund: scivolando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scivolare

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

  1. Present

    Attento, qui si scivola facilmente.

    Careful, it's easy to slip here.

  2. Past

    Sono scivolata sul ghiaccio davanti a casa.

    I slipped on the ice in front of the house.

  3. Imperfect

    Le ruote scivolavano sulla strada bagnata.

    The wheels were sliding on the wet road.

  4. Future

    Con quelle scarpe scivolerai di sicuro.

    With those shoes you'll slip for sure.

  5. Conditional

    Senza il tappetino il piatto scivolerebbe via.

    Without the mat the plate would slide off.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Ho paura che il bambino scivoli in bagno.

    I'm afraid the child will slip in the bathroom.

  7. Imperative

    Non scivolare, le scale sono bagnate!

    Don't slip, the stairs are wet!

Verbs like this one

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