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parlare

to speak

verb Word 67 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate parlare

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

Present

io parlo I speak / I am speaking
tu parli you speak / you are speaking
lui/lei parla he/she speaks / he/she is speaking
noi parliamo we speak / we are speaking
voi parlate you all speak / you all are speaking
loro parlano they speak / they are speaking

Imperfect

io parlavo I was speaking / I used to speak
tu parlavi you were speaking / you used to speak
lui/lei parlava he/she was speaking / he/she used to speak
noi parlavamo we were speaking / we used to speak
voi parlavate you all were speaking / you all used to speak
loro parlavano they were speaking / they used to speak

Future

io parlerò I will speak
tu parlerai you will speak
lui/lei parlerà he/she will speak
noi parleremo we will speak
voi parlerete you all will speak
loro parleranno they will speak

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Ieri ho parlato con il dottore.

Yesterday I spoke with the doctor.

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