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ITALIAN VERB

svegliarsi

to wake up

  • #141 most used
  • Irregular -are verb
  • Past participle: svegliato
  • Gerund: svegliandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use svegliarsi

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

  1. Present

    Mi sveglio alle sei tutti i giorni.

    I wake up at six every day.

  2. Past

    Stamattina mi sono svegliata tardi.

    This morning I woke up late.

  3. Imperfect

    In vacanza ci svegliavamo senza sveglia.

    On holiday we woke up without an alarm.

  4. Future

    Domani mi sveglierò presto per il treno.

    Tomorrow I'll wake up early for the train.

  5. Conditional

    Mi sveglierei più tardi, se potessi.

    I'd wake up later, if I could.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che il bambino non si svegli di notte.

    I hope the baby doesn't wake up during the night.

  7. Imperative

    Svegliati, sono già le nove!

    Wake up, it's already nine!

Good to know

  • Svegliarsi is to wake up; svegliare is to wake someone: mi svegli alle sette?

Verbs like this one

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