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respirare

to breathe

verb Beyond 1,000 · Health & the body pack

How to conjugate respirare

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

Present

io respiro I breathe / I am breathing
tu respiri you breathe / you are breathing
lui/lei respira he/she breathes / he/she is breathing
noi respiriamo we breathe / we are breathing
voi respirate you all breathe / you all are breathing
loro respirano they breathe / they are breathing

Imperfect

io respiravo I was breathing / I used to breathe
tu respiravi you were breathing / you used to breathe
lui/lei respirava he/she was breathing / he/she used to breathe
noi respiravamo we were breathing / we used to breathe
voi respiravate you all were breathing / you all used to breathe
loro respiravano they were breathing / they used to breathe

Future

io respirerò I will breathe
tu respirerai you will breathe
lui/lei respirerà he/she will breathe
noi respireremo we will breathe
voi respirerete you all will breathe
loro respireranno they will breathe

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Il medico mi dice di respirare piano.

The doctor tells me to breathe slowly.

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