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ITALIAN VERB

terminare

to end, to finish

  • #352 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: terminato
  • Gerund: terminando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use terminare

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

  1. Present

    Il film termina a mezzanotte, troppo tardi.

    The film ends at midnight, too late.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo terminato i lavori in casa, finalmente.

    We've finished the work on the house, at last.

  3. Imperfect

    La lezione terminava sempre con una canzone.

    The lesson always ended with a song.

  4. Future

    Il corso terminerà a fine giugno.

    The course will end at the end of June.

  5. Conditional

    Terminerei prima, se avessi un aiuto.

    I'd finish earlier, if I had some help.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che la riunione termini presto.

    I hope the meeting ends soon.

  7. Imperative

    Terminate l'esercizio e poi fate pausa.

    Finish the exercise and then take a break.

Good to know

  • Finire is the everyday word; terminare is what signs and announcements say: il servizio termina alle venti.

Verbs like this one

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