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scherzare

to joke

verb Word 537 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate scherzare

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

Present

io scherzo I joke / I am joking
tu scherzi you joke / you are joking
lui/lei scherza he/she jokes / he/she is joking
noi scherziamo we joke / we are joking
voi scherzate you all joke / you all are joking
loro scherzano they joke / they are joking

Imperfect

io scherzavo I was joking / I used to joke
tu scherzavi you were joking / you used to joke
lui/lei scherzava he/she was joking / he/she used to joke
noi scherzavamo we were joking / we used to joke
voi scherzavate you all were joking / you all used to joke
loro scherzavano they were joking / they used to joke

Future

io scherzerò I will joke
tu scherzerai you will joke
lui/lei scherzerà he/she will joke
noi scherzeremo we will joke
voi scherzerete you all will joke
loro scherzeranno they will joke

Passato prossimo

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

In a sentence

Non è vero, scherzavo!

It's not true, I was joking!

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