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ballare

to dance

verb Word 437 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate ballare

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

Present

io ballo I dance / I am dancing
tu balli you dance / you are dancing
lui/lei balla he/she dances / he/she is dancing
noi balliamo we dance / we are dancing
voi ballate you all dance / you all are dancing
loro ballano they dance / they are dancing

Imperfect

io ballavo I was dancing / I used to dance
tu ballavi you were dancing / you used to dance
lui/lei ballava he/she was dancing / he/she used to dance
noi ballavamo we were dancing / we used to dance
voi ballavate you all were dancing / you all used to dance
loro ballavano they were dancing / they used to dance

Future

io ballerò I will dance
tu ballerai you will dance
lui/lei ballerà he/she will dance
noi balleremo we will dance
voi ballerete you all will dance
loro balleranno they will dance

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Vuoi ballare con me stasera?

Do you want to dance with me tonight?

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