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ITALIAN VERB

spingere

to push

  • #330 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: spinto
  • Gerund: spingendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spingere

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

  1. Present

    Spingi tu la porta, io ho le mani occupate.

    You push the door, my hands are full.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo spinto la macchina fino al benzinaio.

    We pushed the car all the way to the petrol station.

  3. Imperfect

    La gente spingeva per salire sul treno.

    People were pushing to get on the train.

  4. Future

    Spingerò io il carrello, tu prendi il bambino.

    I'll push the trolley, you take the baby.

  5. Conditional

    Non spingerei quel pulsante, se fossi in te.

    I wouldn't push that button, if I were you.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tu spinga tuo fratello.

    I don't want you pushing your brother.

  7. Imperative

    Spingete forte, tutti insieme, uno, due, tre!

    Push hard, all together, one, two, three!

Good to know

  • Spingere on a door is push; tirare is pull.

Verbs like this one

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