Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- io I write
- tu you write
- lui, lei, Lei he/she writes
- noi we write
- voi you all write
- loro they write
ITALIAN VERB
scrivere
to write
- #50 most used
- Irregular -ere verb
- Past participle: scritto
- Gerund: scrivendo
Conjugation
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Past
Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”
- io I wrote
- tu you wrote
- lui, lei, Lei he/she wrote
- noi we wrote
- voi you all wrote
- loro they wrote
Imperfect
Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- io I used to write
- tu you used to write
- lui, lei, Lei he/she used to write
- noi we used to write
- voi you all used to write
- loro they used to write
Future
Futuro semplice · plans and guesses
- io I will write
- tu you will write
- lui, lei, Lei he/she will write
- noi we will write
- voi you all will write
- loro they will write
Conditional
Condizionale · “would”, polite requests
- io I would write
- tu you would write
- lui, lei, Lei he/she would write
- noi we would write
- voi you all would write
- loro they would write
Present subjunctive
Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”
- io (that) I write
- tu (that) you write
- lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she write
- noi (that) we write
- voi (that) you all write
- loro (that) they write
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi
- tu write!
- Lei write! (formal)
- noi write! (let’s)
- voi write! (all of you)
How to use scrivere
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Scrivo a mia madre ogni domenica.
I write to my mother every Sunday.
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Past
Hai scritto a Paolo per il regalo?
Did you write to Paolo about the present?
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Imperfect
Da ragazza scrivevo poesie di nascosto.
As a girl I secretly wrote poems.
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Future
Ti scriverò appena arrivo a Palermo.
I'll write to you as soon as I get to Palermo.
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Conditional
Scriverei un libro sulla mia famiglia.
I'd write a book about my family.
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Present subjunctive
Voglio che tu scriva il tuo nome qui.
I want you to write your name here.
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Imperative
Scrivimi quando arrivi, mi raccomando.
Write to me when you arrive, please do.
Good to know
- Scrivere a: scrivo a mia madre; scrivimi! is write to me!
Where you hear scrivere
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Italian · Beginner Level 2
- Scrivo a Nonna ogni settimana. I write to Nonna every week.
- Ho scritto una cartolina. I wrote a postcard.
- Ti scriverò dall'America. I will write to you from America.
Italian · Intermediate Level 1
- Scrivo a Nonna ogni settimana. I write to Nonna every week.
- Ho scritto una cartolina. I wrote a postcard.
- Ti scriverò dall'America. I will write to you from America.
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The Emigrants Leave
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Beginner Level 2 · Anche tu. Scrivimi!
Chiara Is in Love
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Intermediate Level 1 · Simpatico. Mi ha scritto ogni giorno.
Advice for Chiara
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Intermediate Level 1 · Va bene. Gli scrivo domani.
Chiara's News
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Intermediate Level 1 · Le ho scritto. · Mi ha scritto subito.
A Formal Letter
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Advanced Level 1 · Scrivi: Egregio Notaio. Mai caro.
Searching Online
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Advanced Level 1 · Allora scriviamo. Subito.
An Answer from Argentina
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Advanced Level 1 · Gentile signora, Le scrivo dall'Argentina.
A Registered Letter
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Advanced Level 1 · Qui scrivo il destinatario? · Sì. E sotto scriva il mittente.
What the Paper Says
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Advanced Level 2 · E chi l'ha scritto?
Writing a Leaflet
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Advanced Level 2 · E poi cosa scriviamo?
The Terrible Review
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Advanced Level 3 · No. Cosa ha scritto?
Nonna's Reaction
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Advanced Level 3 · Non importa. Lascialo scrivere.
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Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.