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ITALIAN VERB

utilizzare

to use

  • #480 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: utilizzato
  • Gerund: utilizzando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use utilizzare

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

  1. Present

    Utilizzo il telefono per pagare quasi tutto.

    I use my phone to pay for almost everything.

  2. Past

    Hanno utilizzato legno riciclato per il tavolo.

    They used recycled wood for the table.

  3. Imperfect

    In ufficio utilizzavamo ancora il fax.

    At the office we still used the fax.

  4. Future

    Utilizzeremo la sala grande per la festa.

    We'll use the big room for the party.

  5. Conditional

    Io utilizzerei meno plastica in cucina.

    I'd use less plastic in the kitchen.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Preferisco che utilizziate l'ingresso laterale.

    I'd rather you used the side entrance.

  7. Imperative

    Utilizza questa app per i biglietti del bus.

    Use this app for bus tickets.

Good to know

  • Usare is the everyday word; utilizzare sounds a little more formal.

Verbs like this one

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