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lavorare

to work

verb Word 124 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate lavorare

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

Present

io lavoro I work / I am working
tu lavori you work / you are working
lui/lei lavora he/she works / he/she is working
noi lavoriamo we work / we are working
voi lavorate you all work / you all are working
loro lavorano they work / they are working

Imperfect

io lavoravo I was working / I used to work
tu lavoravi you were working / you used to work
lui/lei lavorava he/she was working / he/she used to work
noi lavoravamo we were working / we used to work
voi lavoravate you all were working / you all used to work
loro lavoravano they were working / they used to work

Future

io lavorerò I will work
tu lavorerai you will work
lui/lei lavorerà he/she will work
noi lavoreremo we will work
voi lavorerete you all will work
loro lavoreranno they will work

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Mia moglie lavora in un ufficio.

My wife works in an office.

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