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leggere

to read

verb irregular Word 284 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate leggere

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

Present

io leggo I read / I am reading
tu leggi you read / you are reading
lui/lei legge he/she reads / he/she is reading
noi leggiamo we read / we are reading
voi leggete you all read / you all are reading
loro leggono they read / they are reading

Imperfect

io leggevo I was reading / I used to read
tu leggevi you were reading / you used to read
lui/lei leggeva he/she was reading / he/she used to read
noi leggevamo we were reading / we used to read
voi leggevate you all were reading / you all used to read
loro leggevano they were reading / they used to read

Future

io leggerò I will read
tu leggerai you will read
lui/lei leggerà he/she will read
noi leggeremo we will read
voi leggerete you all will read
loro leggeranno they will read

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Ogni sera mio padre legge un libro.

Every evening my father reads a book.

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