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Italian verb conjugation

capitare

to happen

verb Word 352 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate capitare

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

Present

lui/lei capita it happens
loro capitano they happen

Imperfect

lui/lei capitava it happened / it used to happen
loro capitavano they happened / they used to happen

Future

lui/lei capiterà it will happen
loro capiteranno they will happen

Passato prossimo

lui/lei è capitato it happened / it has happened
loro sono capitati they happened / they have happened

In a sentence

Sono cose che capitano a tutti.

These are things that happen to everyone.

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