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accendere

to turn on

verb irregular Word 880 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate accendere

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io accendo I turn on / I am turning on
tu accendi you turn on / you are turning on
lui/lei accende he/she turns on / he/she is turning on
noi accendiamo we turn on / we are turning on
voi accendete you all turn on / you all are turning on
loro accendono they turn on / they are turning on

Imperfect

io accendevo I was turning on / I used to turn on
tu accendevi you were turning on / you used to turn on
lui/lei accendeva he/she was turning on / he/she used to turn on
noi accendevamo we were turning on / we used to turn on
voi accendevate you all were turning on / you all used to turn on
loro accendevano they were turning on / they used to turn on

Future

io accenderò I will turn on
tu accenderai you will turn on
lui/lei accenderà he/she will turn on
noi accenderemo we will turn on
voi accenderete you all will turn on
loro accenderanno they will turn on

Passato prossimo

io ho acceso I turned on / I have turned on
tu hai acceso you turned on / you have turned on
lui/lei ha acceso he/she turned on / he/she has turned on
noi abbiamo acceso we turned on / we have turned on
voi avete acceso you all turned on / you all have turned on
loro hanno acceso they turned on / they have turned on

In a sentence

Puoi accendere la luce? Non vedo niente.

Can you turn on the light? I can't see anything.

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