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piangere

to cry

verb irregular Word 592 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate piangere

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

Present

io piango I cry / I am crying
tu piangi you cry / you are crying
lui/lei piange he/she cries / he/she is crying
noi piangiamo we cry / we are crying
voi piangete you all cry / you all are crying
loro piangono they cry / they are crying

Imperfect

io piangevo I was crying / I used to cry
tu piangevi you were crying / you used to cry
lui/lei piangeva he/she was crying / he/she used to cry
noi piangevamo we were crying / we used to cry
voi piangevate you all were crying / you all used to cry
loro piangevano they were crying / they used to cry

Future

io piangerò I will cry
tu piangerai you will cry
lui/lei piangerà he/she will cry
noi piangeremo we will cry
voi piangerete you all will cry
loro piangeranno they will cry

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Perché piangi? Cosa è successo?

Why are you crying? What happened?

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