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ITALIAN VERB

spendere

to spend

  • #187 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: speso
  • Gerund: spendendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spendere

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

  1. Present

    Spendo troppo in caffè al bar.

    I spend too much on coffee at the café.

  2. Past

    Quanto hai speso per le scarpe?

    How much did you spend on the shoes?

  3. Imperfect

    Da studente spendevo pochissimo per mangiare.

    As a student I spent very little on food.

  4. Future

    Spenderemo meno se cuciniamo a casa.

    We'll spend less if we cook at home.

  5. Conditional

    Non spenderei tanto per un telefono.

    I wouldn't spend that much on a phone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che spendiate soldi per me.

    I don't want you spending money on me.

  7. Imperative

    Spendi quello che vuoi, è il tuo compleanno.

    Spend what you like, it's your birthday.

Good to know

  • Spendere is for money; for time it is passare: ho passato due ore.
  • Quanto hai speso? asks what something cost you.

Verbs like this one

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