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ascoltare

to listen

verb Word 215 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate ascoltare

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

Present

io ascolto I listen / I am listening
tu ascolti you listen / you are listening
lui/lei ascolta he/she listens / he/she is listening
noi ascoltiamo we listen / we are listening
voi ascoltate you all listen / you all are listening
loro ascoltano they listen / they are listening

Imperfect

io ascoltavo I was listening / I used to listen
tu ascoltavi you were listening / you used to listen
lui/lei ascoltava he/she was listening / he/she used to listen
noi ascoltavamo we were listening / we used to listen
voi ascoltavate you all were listening / you all used to listen
loro ascoltavano they were listening / they used to listen

Future

io ascolterò I will listen
tu ascolterai you will listen
lui/lei ascolterà he/she will listen
noi ascolteremo we will listen
voi ascolterete you all will listen
loro ascolteranno they will listen

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Mi ascolti quando parlo?

Do you listen to me when I talk?

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