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ITALIAN VERB

scommettere

to bet

  • #385 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: scommesso
  • Gerund: scommettendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scommettere

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

  1. Present

    Scommetto che arriva in ritardo anche oggi.

    I bet he'll be late today too.

  2. Past

    Ho scommesso dieci euro sulla partita e ho perso.

    I bet ten euros on the match and lost.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio nonno scommetteva sui cavalli ogni domenica.

    My grandfather used to bet on horses every Sunday.

  4. Future

    Scommetterò su di te, come sempre.

    I'll bet on you, as always.

  5. Conditional

    Non scommetterei un euro su quella squadra.

    I wouldn't bet one euro on that team.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu scommetta i nostri risparmi.

    I don't want you betting our savings.

  7. Imperative

    Scommetti pure, ma poi non lamentarti.

    Go ahead and bet, but don't complain afterwards.

Good to know

  • Scommetto che... is "I bet that...", said about anything you are sure of.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.