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ITALIAN VERB

vincere

to win

  • #56 most used
  • Irregular -ere verb
  • Past participle: vinto
  • Gerund: vincendo

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use vincere

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

  1. Present

    La nostra squadra vince sempre in casa.

    Our team always wins at home.

  2. Past

    Ho vinto una cena per due alla lotteria!

    I won a dinner for two in the raffle!

  3. Imperfect

    Da ragazzo vincevo tutte le gare di nuoto.

    As a boy I won all the swimming races.

  4. Future

    Vinceremo noi, ne sono sicura.

    We'll win, I'm sure of it.

  5. Conditional

    Vincerebbe lui, è il più forte.

    He'd win, he's the strongest.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che vinca la squadra di mio figlio.

    I hope my son's team wins.

  7. Imperative

    Vinci per noi, siamo tutti con te!

    Win it for us, we're all behind you!

Good to know

  • Vincere is to win a match or a prize; to beat someone is battere.

Where you hear vincere

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Beginner Level 3

  • Vinco io! I'm winning!
  • Ho vinto la cinquina. I won the five in a row.
  • Vincerai tu, Laura. You will win, Laura.

Italian · Advanced Level 2

  • Vinco io! I'm winning!
  • Ho vinto la cinquina. I won the five in a row.
  • Vincerai tu, Laura. You will win, Laura.
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Tombola at Gino's

Beginner Level 3 · Cinquina! Ho vinto io!

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The Eve of the Vote

Advanced Level 2 · Secondo te, chi vince?

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The Count

Advanced Level 2 · Allora abbiamo vinto?

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The Result

Advanced Level 2 · Il no ha vinto con il settanta per cento.

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