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Italian verb conjugation
cantare
to sing
verb
Word 586 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation
How to conjugate cantare
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | canto I sing / I am singing | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | canti you sing / you are singing | |
| lui/lei | canta he/she sings / he/she is singing | |
| noi | cantiamo we sing / we are singing | |
| voi | cantate you all sing / you all are singing | |
| loro | cantano they sing / they are singing |
Imperfect
| io | cantavo I was singing / I used to sing | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cantavi you were singing / you used to sing | |
| lui/lei | cantava he/she was singing / he/she used to sing | |
| noi | cantavamo we were singing / we used to sing | |
| voi | cantavate you all were singing / you all used to sing | |
| loro | cantavano they were singing / they used to sing |
Future
| io | canterò I will sing | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | canterai you will sing | |
| lui/lei | canterà he/she will sing | |
| noi | canteremo we will sing | |
| voi | canterete you all will sing | |
| loro | canteranno they will sing |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho cantato I sang / I have sung | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | hai cantato you sang / you have sung | |
| lui/lei | ha cantato he/she sang / he/she has sung | |
| noi | abbiamo cantato we sang / we have sung | |
| voi | avete cantato you all sang / you all have sung | |
| loro | hanno cantato they sang / they have sung |
In a sentence
Mia sorella canta sempre in bagno.
My sister always sings in the bathroom.
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