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ITALIAN VERB

verificare

to check, to verify

  • #204 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: verificato
  • Gerund: verificando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use verificare

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

  1. Present

    Verifico sempre l'orario del treno prima di uscire.

    I always check the train time before leaving.

  2. Past

    Hai verificato che la porta sia chiusa?

    Did you check that the door is locked?

  3. Imperfect

    Il controllore verificava i biglietti uno per uno.

    The conductor was checking the tickets one by one.

  4. Future

    Verificheremo i dati e vi richiameremo.

    We'll check the data and call you back.

  5. Conditional

    Verificherei il prezzo prima di pagare.

    I would check the price before paying.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Bisogna che qualcuno verifichi la prenotazione.

    Someone needs to check the booking.

  7. Imperative

    Verifica che il gas sia spento.

    Check that the gas is off.

Verbs like this one

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