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ridere

to laugh

verb irregular Word 553 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate ridere

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

Present

io rido I laugh / I am laughing
tu ridi you laugh / you are laughing
lui/lei ride he/she laughs / he/she is laughing
noi ridiamo we laugh / we are laughing
voi ridete you all laugh / you all are laughing
loro ridono they laugh / they are laughing

Imperfect

io ridevo I was laughing / I used to laugh
tu ridevi you were laughing / you used to laugh
lui/lei rideva he/she was laughing / he/she used to laugh
noi ridevamo we were laughing / we used to laugh
voi ridevate you all were laughing / you all used to laugh
loro ridevano they were laughing / they used to laugh

Future

io riderò I will laugh
tu riderai you will laugh
lui/lei riderà he/she will laugh
noi rideremo we will laugh
voi riderete you all will laugh
loro rideranno they will laugh

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Perché ridi? Cosa c'è di divertente?

Why are you laughing? What's funny?

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