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ITALIAN VERB

toccare

to touch

  • #126 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: toccato
  • Gerund: toccando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use toccare

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

  1. Present

    Tocca a te, scegli una carta.

    It's your turn, pick a card.

  2. Past

    Non ho toccato niente, giuro.

    I didn't touch anything, I swear.

  3. Imperfect

    Da piccolo toccava tutto nei negozi.

    As a kid he touched everything in the shops.

  4. Future

    Domani toccherà a me pagare il pranzo.

    Tomorrow it'll be my turn to pay for lunch.

  5. Conditional

    Non toccherei quel cane, non lo conosco.

    I wouldn't touch that dog, I don't know it.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Non voglio che tocchi i miei fogli.

    I don't want you to touch my papers.

  7. Imperative

    Tocca qui, è ancora caldo.

    Touch here, it's still warm.

Good to know

  • Tocca a me, tocca a te: it's my turn, it's your turn. Non toccare! Don't touch!

Where you hear toccare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Advanced Level 1

  • Non toccare la mia cucina! Don't touch my kitchen!
  • Non hanno toccato niente, Nonna. They haven't touched anything, Nonna.
  • Gli operai non toccheranno la cucina. The workers won't touch the kitchen.
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Nonna Asks About the House

Advanced Level 1 · E la mia cucina? L'hanno toccata?

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