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ITALIAN VERB

scoprire

to discover, to find out

  • #205 most used
  • Irregular -ire verb
  • Past participle: scoperto
  • Gerund: scoprendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use scoprire

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

  1. Present

    Ogni volta scopro un angolo nuovo di Roma.

    Every time I discover a new corner of Rome.

  2. Past

    Ho scoperto un bar bellissimo dietro casa.

    I found a beautiful café behind my house.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambini scoprivamo il mondo in bicicletta.

    As children we discovered the world by bike.

  4. Future

    Scoprirai presto chi ha ragione.

    You'll soon find out who's right.

  5. Conditional

    Senza di te non scoprirei mai questi posti.

    Without you I'd never discover these places.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che Laura scopra la sorpresa.

    I don't want Laura to find out about the surprise.

  7. Imperative

    Scopri la città a piedi, è il modo migliore.

    Discover the city on foot, it's the best way.

Good to know

  • Scoprire che is to find out that: ho scoperto che era chiuso.

Verbs like this one

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