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giocare

to play

verb Word 278 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate giocare

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

Present

io gioco I play / I am playing
tu giochi you play / you are playing
lui/lei gioca he/she plays / he/she is playing
noi giochiamo we play / we are playing
voi giocate you all play / you all are playing
loro giocano they play / they are playing

Imperfect

io giocavo I was playing / I used to play
tu giocavi you were playing / you used to play
lui/lei giocava he/she was playing / he/she used to play
noi giocavamo we were playing / we used to play
voi giocavate you all were playing / you all used to play
loro giocavano they were playing / they used to play

Future

io giocherò I will play
tu giocherai you will play
lui/lei giocherà he/she will play
noi giocheremo we will play
voi giocherete you all will play
loro giocheranno they will play

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

I bambini giocano fuori con il cane.

The children are playing outside with the dog.

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