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bollire

to boil

verb Beyond 1,000 · Food & cooking pack

How to conjugate bollire

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

Present

io bollo I boil / I am boiling
tu bolli you boil / you are boiling
lui/lei bolle he/she boils / he/she is boiling
noi bolliamo we boil / we are boiling
voi bollite you all boil / you all are boiling
loro bollono they boil / they are boiling

Imperfect

io bollivo I was boiling / I used to boil
tu bollivi you were boiling / you used to boil
lui/lei bolliva he/she was boiling / he/she used to boil
noi bollivamo we were boiling / we used to boil
voi bollivate you all were boiling / you all used to boil
loro bollivano they were boiling / they used to boil

Future

io bollirò I will boil
tu bollirai you will boil
lui/lei bollirà he/she will boil
noi bolliremo we will boil
voi bollirete you all will boil
loro bolliranno they will boil

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Quando l'acqua bolle, metti la pasta.

When the water boils, add the pasta.

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