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ITALIAN VERB

volare

to fly

  • #296 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: volato
  • Gerund: volando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use volare

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

  1. Present

    Volo spesso per lavoro, quasi ogni settimana.

    I fly often for work, almost every week.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo volato di notte e dormito poco.

    We flew overnight and slept little.

  3. Imperfect

    Gli uccelli volavano bassi, stava per piovere.

    The birds were flying low, it was about to rain.

  4. Future

    Volerai diretta o farai scalo a Roma?

    Will you fly direct or stop over in Rome?

  5. Conditional

    Volerei più spesso se i biglietti costassero meno.

    I'd fly more often if tickets cost less.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Spero che l'aereo voli nonostante la neve.

    I hope the plane flies despite the snow.

  7. Imperative

    Vola basso, non montarti la testa.

    Keep a low profile, don't let it go to your head.

Good to know

  • Volare takes avere, ho volato, but essere when you say where you flew to: sono volata a Milano.

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