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bere

to drink

verb irregular Word 285 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate bere

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

Present

io bevo I drink / I am drinking
tu bevi you drink / you are drinking
lui/lei beve he/she drinks / he/she is drinking
noi beviamo we drink / we are drinking
voi bevete you all drink / you all are drinking
loro bevono they drink / they are drinking

Imperfect

io bevevo I was drinking / I used to drink
tu bevevi you were drinking / you used to drink
lui/lei beveva he/she was drinking / he/she used to drink
noi bevevamo we were drinking / we used to drink
voi bevevate you all were drinking / you all used to drink
loro bevevano they were drinking / they used to drink

Future

io berrò I will drink
tu berrai you will drink
lui/lei berrà he/she will drink
noi berremo we will drink
voi berrete you all will drink
loro berranno they will drink

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Cosa vuoi bere? Acqua?

What do you want to drink? Water?

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