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ITALIAN VERB

spostare

to move (something)

  • #132 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: spostato
  • Gerund: spostando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use spostare

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

  1. Present

    Sposto la macchina, è in divieto di sosta.

    I'm moving the car, it's parked illegally.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo spostato il divano vicino alla finestra.

    We moved the sofa next to the window.

  3. Imperfect

    Ogni primavera spostavamo i mobili per pulire.

    Every spring we moved the furniture to clean.

  4. Future

    Sposterò la riunione a giovedì.

    I'll move the meeting to Thursday.

  5. Conditional

    Sposterei il letto contro l'altra parete.

    I'd move the bed against the other wall.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che spostiate le valigie di là.

    I'd rather you moved the suitcases over there.

  7. Imperative

    Sposta la sedia, per favore, non passo.

    Move the chair, please, I can't get through.

Good to know

  • Spostare un appuntamento is to reschedule it; spostarsi is to move over or to get around.

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