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fermare

to stop

verb Word 331 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate fermare

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

Present

io fermo I stop / I am stopping
tu fermi you stop / you are stopping
lui/lei ferma he/she stops / he/she is stopping
noi fermiamo we stop / we are stopping
voi fermate you all stop / you all are stopping
loro fermano they stop / they are stopping

Imperfect

io fermavo I was stopping / I used to stop
tu fermavi you were stopping / you used to stop
lui/lei fermava he/she was stopping / he/she used to stop
noi fermavamo we were stopping / we used to stop
voi fermavate you all were stopping / you all used to stop
loro fermavano they were stopping / they used to stop

Future

io fermerò I will stop
tu fermerai you will stop
lui/lei fermerà he/she will stop
noi fermeremo we will stop
voi fermerete you all will stop
loro fermeranno they will stop

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Ho fermato la macchina per fare una foto.

I stopped the car to take a photo.

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