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ITALIAN VERB

spaventare

to scare

  • #393 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: spaventato
  • Gerund: spaventando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spaventare

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

  1. Present

    I fuochi d'artificio spaventano gli animali.

    Fireworks scare animals.

  2. Past

    Mi hai spaventato, non ti avevo sentito entrare!

    You scared me, I hadn't heard you come in!

  3. Imperfect

    Quel film mi spaventava anche da grande.

    That film scared me even as an adult.

  4. Future

    Un prezzo così alto spaventerà i clienti.

    Such a high price will scare off customers.

  5. Conditional

    Una notizia del genere spaventerebbe chiunque.

    News like that would scare anyone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il cane non spaventi il bambino.

    I hope the dog doesn't scare the child.

  7. Imperative

    Non spaventate il gatto, è appena arrivato.

    Don't scare the cat, he's only just arrived.

Verbs like this one

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