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Italian verb conjugation
spiegare
to explain
verb
Word 539 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation
How to conjugate spiegare
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | spiego I explain / I am explaining | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | spieghi you explain / you are explaining | |
| lui/lei | spiega he/she explains / he/she is explaining | |
| noi | spieghiamo we explain / we are explaining | |
| voi | spiegate you all explain / you all are explaining | |
| loro | spiegano they explain / they are explaining |
Imperfect
| io | spiegavo I was explaining / I used to explain | |
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| tu | spiegavi you were explaining / you used to explain | |
| lui/lei | spiegava he/she was explaining / he/she used to explain | |
| noi | spiegavamo we were explaining / we used to explain | |
| voi | spiegavate you all were explaining / you all used to explain | |
| loro | spiegavano they were explaining / they used to explain |
Future
| io | spiegherò I will explain | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | spiegherai you will explain | |
| lui/lei | spiegherà he/she will explain | |
| noi | spiegheremo we will explain | |
| voi | spiegherete you all will explain | |
| loro | spiegheranno they will explain |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho spiegato I explained / I have explained | |
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| tu | hai spiegato you explained / you have explained | |
| lui/lei | ha spiegato he/she explained / he/she has explained | |
| noi | abbiamo spiegato we explained / we have explained | |
| voi | avete spiegato you all explained / you all have explained | |
| loro | hanno spiegato they explained / they have explained |
In a sentence
Puoi spiegare di nuovo, per favore?
Can you explain again, please?
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