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raccontare

to tell

verb Word 560 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate raccontare

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

Present

io racconto I tell / I am telling
tu racconti you tell / you are telling
lui/lei racconta he/she tells / he/she is telling
noi raccontiamo we tell / we are telling
voi raccontate you all tell / you all are telling
loro raccontano they tell / they are telling

Imperfect

io raccontavo I was telling / I used to tell
tu raccontavi you were telling / you used to tell
lui/lei raccontava he/she was telling / he/she used to tell
noi raccontavamo we were telling / we used to tell
voi raccontavate you all were telling / you all used to tell
loro raccontavano they were telling / they used to tell

Future

io racconterò I will tell
tu racconterai you will tell
lui/lei racconterà he/she will tell
noi racconteremo we will tell
voi racconterete you all will tell
loro racconteranno they will tell

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Mi racconti com'era la festa?

Will you tell me what the party was like?

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