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ITALIAN VERB

spegnere

to switch off

  • #134 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: spento
  • Gerund: spegnendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spegnere

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

  1. Present

    Spengo sempre il telefono prima di dormire.

    I always switch my phone off before sleeping.

  2. Past

    Hai spento il gas prima di uscire?

    Did you turn off the gas before leaving?

  3. Imperfect

    Mia madre spegneva la tv alle dieci in punto.

    My mother switched the TV off at ten sharp.

  4. Future

    Spegnerò il computer tra cinque minuti.

    I'll switch the computer off in five minutes.

  5. Conditional

    Spegnerei il riscaldamento, fa caldissimo.

    I'd turn the heating off, it's really hot.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vogliono che spegniamo i telefoni durante il film.

    They want us to switch our phones off during the film.

  7. Imperative

    Spegni la luce quando esci.

    Turn off the light when you leave.

Good to know

  • Spegnere la luce, il telefono, la macchina; the opposite is accendere.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ere verb.