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ITALIAN VERB

stirare

to iron

  • #437 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: stirato
  • Gerund: stirando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use stirare

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

  1. Present

    Stiro le camicie la domenica sera.

    I iron the shirts on Sunday evenings.

  2. Past

    Hai stirato il vestito per domani?

    Did you iron the dress for tomorrow?

  3. Imperfect

    Mio nonno stirava anche le lenzuola.

    My grandfather even ironed the sheets.

  4. Future

    Stirerò tutto mentre guardo un film.

    I'll iron everything while watching a film.

  5. Conditional

    Stirerei di più se avessi un ferro migliore.

    I'd iron more if I had a better iron.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non serve che tu stiri le magliette.

    There's no need for you to iron the T-shirts.

  7. Imperative

    Stira bene il colletto, per favore.

    Iron the collar well, please.

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