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pregare

to pray

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How to conjugate pregare

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

Present

io prego I pray / I am praying
tu preghi you pray / you are praying
lui/lei prega he/she prays / he/she is praying
noi preghiamo we pray / we are praying
voi pregate you all pray / you all are praying
loro pregano they pray / they are praying

Imperfect

io pregavo I was praying / I used to pray
tu pregavi you were praying / you used to pray
lui/lei pregava he/she was praying / he/she used to pray
noi pregavamo we were praying / we used to pray
voi pregavate you all were praying / you all used to pray
loro pregavano they were praying / they used to pray

Future

io pregherò I will pray
tu pregherai you will pray
lui/lei pregherà he/she will pray
noi pregheremo we will pray
voi pregherete you all will pray
loro pregheranno they will pray

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

La nonna prega ogni sera prima di dormire.

Grandma prays every night before going to sleep.

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