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ITALIAN VERB

stabilire

to establish, to set

  • #452 most used
  • Regular -ire verb
  • Past participle: stabilito
  • Gerund: stabilendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use stabilire

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

  1. Present

    Il contratto stabilisce un orario preciso.

    The contract sets a precise schedule.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo stabilito la data del matrimonio.

    We've set the wedding date.

  3. Imperfect

    Una volta il capo stabiliva tutto da solo.

    Once the boss decided everything by himself.

  4. Future

    Il medico stabilirà la cura dopo gli esami.

    The doctor will decide the treatment after the tests.

  5. Conditional

    Io stabilirei un budget prima di partire.

    I'd set a budget before leaving.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che stabiliamo delle regole chiare.

    We need to set some clear rules.

  7. Imperative

    Stabilisci un orario e rispettalo.

    Set a time and stick to it.

Verbs like this one

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