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ITALIAN VERB

spaventarsi

to get scared

  • #392 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: spaventato
  • Gerund: spaventandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spaventarsi

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

  1. Present

    Il cane si spaventa ogni volta che tuona.

    The dog gets scared every time it thunders.

  2. Past

    Mi sono spaventata quando ho sentito la porta sbattere.

    I got scared when I heard the door slam.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo mi spaventavo del buio.

    As a child I used to be scared of the dark.

  4. Future

    Se entri così, la nonna si spaventerà.

    If you come in like that, grandma will get scared.

  5. Conditional

    Chiunque si spaventerebbe con un rumore simile.

    Anyone would get scared by a noise like that.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che i bambini si spaventino per il temporale.

    I don't want the children to get scared by the storm.

  7. Imperative

    Non vi spaventate, è solo il vento.

    Don't be scared, it's just the wind.

Good to know

  • Spaventarsi per or di qualcosa; the adjective is spaventato, scared.

Verbs like this one

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