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Italian verb conjugation
smettere
to stop
verb
irregular
Word 434 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation
How to conjugate smettere
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | smetto I stop / I am stopping | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | smetti you stop / you are stopping | |
| lui/lei | smette he/she stops / he/she is stopping | |
| noi | smettiamo we stop / we are stopping | |
| voi | smettete you all stop / you all are stopping | |
| loro | smettono they stop / they are stopping |
Imperfect
| io | smettevo I was stopping / I used to stop | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | smettevi you were stopping / you used to stop | |
| lui/lei | smetteva he/she was stopping / he/she used to stop | |
| noi | smettevamo we were stopping / we used to stop | |
| voi | smettevate you all were stopping / you all used to stop | |
| loro | smettevano they were stopping / they used to stop |
Future
| io | smetterò I will stop | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | smetterai you will stop | |
| lui/lei | smetterà he/she will stop | |
| noi | smetteremo we will stop | |
| voi | smetterete you all will stop | |
| loro | smetteranno they will stop |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho smesso I stopped / I have stopped | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | hai smesso you stopped / you have stopped | |
| lui/lei | ha smesso he/she stopped / he/she has stopped | |
| noi | abbiamo smesso we stopped / we have stopped | |
| voi | avete smesso you all stopped / you all have stopped | |
| loro | hanno smesso they stopped / they have stopped |
In a sentence
Devi smettere di lavorare così tanto.
You have to stop working so much.
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