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ITALIAN VERB

trasformare

to transform

  • #449 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: trasformato
  • Gerund: trasformando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use trasformare

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

  1. Present

    Trasformiamo il garage in uno studio.

    We're turning the garage into a studio.

  2. Past

    Hanno trasformato la vecchia scuola in un albergo.

    They turned the old school into a hotel.

  3. Imperfect

    Un po' di luce trasformava la stanza.

    A bit of light transformed the room.

  4. Future

    Questo lavoro ti trasformerà, vedrai.

    This job will change you, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Un balcone trasformerebbe questo appartamento.

    A balcony would transform this flat.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che la città trasformi quest'area in un parco.

    I hope the city turns this area into a park.

  7. Imperative

    Trasforma il problema in un'occasione.

    Turn the problem into an opportunity.

Good to know

  • Trasformarsi in is to turn into: la pioggia si è trasformata in neve.

Verbs like this one

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