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ITALIAN VERB

sorridere

to smile

  • #235 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: sorriso
  • Gerund: sorridendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sorridere

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

  1. Present

    Quel bambino sorride a tutti.

    That little boy smiles at everyone.

  2. Past

    Mi ha sorriso e poi è uscita.

    She smiled at me and then left.

  3. Imperfect

    Mio nonno sorrideva sempre, anche quando era stanco.

    My grandfather always smiled, even when he was tired.

  4. Future

    Vedrai, tra qualche anno ci sorriderai sopra.

    You'll see, in a few years you'll smile about it.

  5. Conditional

    Sorriderei di più se dormissi meglio.

    I'd smile more if I slept better.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Basta che tu sorrida un po' nella foto.

    Just smile a little in the photo.

  7. Imperative

    Sorridi, dai, è il tuo compleanno!

    Come on, smile, it's your birthday!

Good to know

  • Sorridere a qualcuno is to smile at someone.
  • The participle, sorriso, is also the noun for a smile.

Where you hear sorridere

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

Italian · Intermediate Level 2

  • Chiara sorride sempre. Chiara is always smiling.
  • Gli sposi hanno sorriso tutto il giorno. The bride and groom smiled all day.
  • Domani sorriderai anche tu. Tomorrow you'll smile too.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Chiara sorride sempre. Chiara is always smiling.
  • Gli sposi hanno sorriso tutto il giorno. The bride and groom smiled all day.
  • Domani sorriderai anche tu. Tomorrow you'll smile too.
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The Photographer

Intermediate Level 2 · Sorrida! Grazie mille.

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Meeting Vincenzo

Fluency Level 3 · Guarda, ti sorride.

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