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descrivere

to describe

verb irregular Word 986 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded

How to conjugate descrivere

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

Present

io descrivo I describe / I am describing
tu descrivi you describe / you are describing
lui/lei descrive he/she describes / he/she is describing
noi descriviamo we describe / we are describing
voi descrivete you all describe / you all are describing
loro descrivono they describe / they are describing

Imperfect

io descrivevo I was describing / I used to describe
tu descrivevi you were describing / you used to describe
lui/lei descriveva he/she was describing / he/she used to describe
noi descrivevamo we were describing / we used to describe
voi descrivevate you all were describing / you all used to describe
loro descrivevano they were describing / they used to describe

Future

io descriverò I will describe
tu descriverai you will describe
lui/lei descriverà he/she will describe
noi descriveremo we will describe
voi descriverete you all will describe
loro descriveranno they will describe

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Puoi descrivere la tua casa nuova?

Can you describe your new house?

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