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ITALIAN VERB

trovarsi

to be (somewhere), to find oneself

  • #209 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: trovato
  • Gerund: trovandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use trovarsi

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

  1. Present

    Scusi, dove si trova la farmacia?

    Excuse me, where is the pharmacy?

  2. Past

    Mi sono trovato benissimo in quella famiglia.

    I felt really at home with that family.

  3. Imperfect

    L'albergo si trovava proprio davanti al mare.

    The hotel was right in front of the sea.

  4. Future

    Ti troverai bene a Bologna, vedrai.

    You'll like it in Bologna, you'll see.

  5. Conditional

    Mi troverei meglio in una città più piccola.

    I'd be happier in a smaller city.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che vi troviate bene nella nuova casa.

    I hope you're happy in the new house.

  7. Imperative

    Trovati davanti al cinema alle otto.

    Be in front of the cinema at eight.

Good to know

  • Dove si trova? asks where a place is; trovarsi bene is to feel at home somewhere.

Verbs like this one

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