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provare

to try

verb Word 196 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate provare

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

Present

io provo I try / I am trying
tu provi you try / you are trying
lui/lei prova he/she tries / he/she is trying
noi proviamo we try / we are trying
voi provate you all try / you all are trying
loro provano they try / they are trying

Imperfect

io provavo I was trying / I used to try
tu provavi you were trying / you used to try
lui/lei provava he/she was trying / he/she used to try
noi provavamo we were trying / we used to try
voi provavate you all were trying / you all used to try
loro provavano they were trying / they used to try

Future

io proverò I will try
tu proverai you will try
lui/lei proverà he/she will try
noi proveremo we will try
voi proverete you all will try
loro proveranno they will try

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Proviamo di nuovo, va bene?

Let's try again, OK?

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