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ITALIAN VERB

trascorrere

to spend (time)

  • #479 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: trascorso
  • Gerund: trascorrendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use trascorrere

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

  1. Present

    Trascorriamo agosto in montagna ogni anno.

    We spend August in the mountains every year.

  2. Past

    Ho trascorso un weekend bellissimo a Napoli.

    I spent a beautiful weekend in Naples.

  3. Imperfect

    Da bambino trascorrevo le estati dai nonni.

    As a child I spent summers at my grandparents'.

  4. Future

    Trascorreremo il Natale tutti insieme.

    We'll spend Christmas all together.

  5. Conditional

    Trascorrerei volentieri un mese in Sicilia.

    I'd gladly spend a month in Sicily.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che trascorriate una buona serata.

    I hope you have a good evening.

  7. Imperative

    Trascorri più tempo con i tuoi figli.

    Spend more time with your children.

Good to know

  • Passare says the same thing and is more common in speech: passare le vacanze al mare.

Verbs like this one

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