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chiedere

to ask

verb irregular Word 157 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate chiedere

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

Present

io chiedo I ask / I am asking
tu chiedi you ask / you are asking
lui/lei chiede he/she asks / he/she is asking
noi chiediamo we ask / we are asking
voi chiedete you all ask / you all are asking
loro chiedono they ask / they are asking

Imperfect

io chiedevo I was asking / I used to ask
tu chiedevi you were asking / you used to ask
lui/lei chiedeva he/she was asking / he/she used to ask
noi chiedevamo we were asking / we used to ask
voi chiedevate you all were asking / you all used to ask
loro chiedevano they were asking / they used to ask

Future

io chiederò I will ask
tu chiederai you will ask
lui/lei chiederà he/she will ask
noi chiederemo we will ask
voi chiederete you all will ask
loro chiederanno they will ask

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Ho chiesto aiuto a mio fratello.

I asked my brother for help.

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