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ITALIAN VERB

voltarsi

to turn around

  • #499 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: voltato
  • Gerund: voltandosi

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

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

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

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

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

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

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

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

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use voltarsi

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

  1. Present

    Quando mi volto, il cane è già scappato.

    When I turn around, the dog has already run off.

  2. Past

    Mi sono voltata e non c'era più nessuno.

    I turned around and nobody was there anymore.

  3. Imperfect

    Tutti si voltavano a guardare la macchina rossa.

    Everyone turned around to look at the red car.

  4. Future

    Se ti chiamo, ti volterai?

    If I call you, will you turn around?

  5. Conditional

    Non mi volterei nemmeno, al posto tuo.

    I wouldn't even turn around, in your place.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Aspetta che si volti, poi fai la foto.

    Wait until he turns around, then take the photo.

  7. Imperative

    Voltati, c'è una sorpresa per te!

    Turn around, there's a surprise for you!

Good to know

  • Girarsi says the same thing; voltare pagina is to turn the page, in a book or in life.

Verbs like this one

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