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ITALIAN VERB

spedire

to send, to mail

  • #199 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: spedito
  • Gerund: spedendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spedire

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

  1. Present

    Spedisco il pacco oggi pomeriggio.

    I'm sending the package this afternoon.

  2. Past

    Ho spedito la lettera una settimana fa.

    I mailed the letter a week ago.

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzi ci spedivamo cartoline da ogni viaggio.

    As kids we sent each other postcards from every trip.

  4. Future

    Ti spedirò i documenti domani mattina.

    I'll send you the documents tomorrow morning.

  5. Conditional

    Lo spedirei per corriere, arriva prima.

    I'd send it by courier, it arrives sooner.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che spediate il modulo entro venerdì.

    You need to send the form by Friday.

  7. Imperative

    Spedisci il regalo oggi, altrimenti arriva tardi.

    Send the present today, otherwise it'll arrive late.

Good to know

  • Spedire is to send by post or courier: spedisco un pacco. For a message, mandare or inviare.

Where you hear spedire

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

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Spedisco una lettera a Nonna. I'm sending a letter to Nonna.
  • Ha spedito la raccomandata ieri? Did you send the registered letter yesterday?
  • Ti spedirò una foto da Napoli. I'll send you a photo from Naples.
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The Power of Attorney

Advanced Level 1 · Esatto. Poi la spediranno qui.

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