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ITALIAN VERB

sviluppare

to develop

  • #273 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: sviluppato
  • Gerund: sviluppando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use sviluppare

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

  1. Present

    La mia azienda sviluppa app per telefoni.

    My company develops apps for phones.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo sviluppato il progetto in sei mesi.

    We developed the project in six months.

  3. Imperfect

    Da giovane sviluppava le foto in casa.

    When he was young he developed photos at home.

  4. Future

    Svilupperemo l'idea insieme al team.

    We'll develop the idea together with the team.

  5. Conditional

    Svilupperei prima la versione per telefono.

    I'd develop the phone version first.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Voglio che i ragazzi sviluppino le proprie idee.

    I want the kids to develop their own ideas.

  7. Imperative

    Sviluppa meglio questo punto nella relazione.

    Develop this point better in the report.

Good to know

  • Sviluppare un'app, sviluppare un'idea; svilupparsi is to grow or develop by itself.

Verbs like this one

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