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ITALIAN VERB

sfornare

to take out of the oven

  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: sfornato
  • Gerund: sfornando

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I take out of the oven
  2. tu you take out of the oven
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she takes out of the oven
  4. noi we take out of the oven
  5. voi you all take out of the oven
  6. loro they take out of the oven

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

  1. tu take out of the oven!
  2. Lei take out of the oven! (formal)
  3. noi take out of the oven! (let’s)
  4. voi take out of the oven! (all of you)

How to use sfornare

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

  1. Present

    Il fornaio sforna il pane alle sei.

    The baker takes the bread out of the oven at six.

  2. Past

    Ho appena sfornato una teglia di biscotti.

    I've just taken a tray of biscuits out of the oven.

  3. Imperfect

    La nonna sfornava una torta ogni domenica.

    Grandma baked a cake every Sunday.

  4. Future

    Sforneremo la pizza tra cinque minuti.

    We'll take the pizza out in five minutes.

  5. Conditional

    Sfornerei la lasagna adesso, sembra pronta.

    I'd take the lasagna out now, it looks ready.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetta che sforni il pane, poi mangiamo.

    Wait for me to take the bread out, then we eat.

  7. Imperative

    Sforna i biscotti prima che brucino.

    Take the biscuits out before they burn.

Good to know

  • In the kitchen, infornare is to put in the oven and sfornare to take out.

Where you hear sfornare

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

Italian · Advanced Level 3

  • Lo sforniamo troppo tardi. We take it out of the oven too late.
  • Ho sfornato il pane alle sei. I took the bread out of the oven at six.
  • Domani sforneremo alle cinque. Tomorrow we'll take it out of the oven at five.

Verbs like this one

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