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Italian verb conjugation
stringere
to squeeze, to tighten
verb
irregular
Word 929 of the core 1,000 · Stage 5, Well-rounded
How to conjugate stringere
The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.
Present
| io | stringo I squeeze / I am squeezing / I tighten / I am tightening | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | stringi you squeeze / you are squeezing / you tighten / you are tightening | |
| lui/lei | stringe he/she squeezes / he/she is squeezing / he/she tightens / he/she is tightening | |
| noi | stringiamo we squeeze / we are squeezing / we tighten / we are tightening | |
| voi | stringete you all squeeze / you all are squeezing / you all tighten / you all are tightening | |
| loro | stringono they squeeze / they are squeezing / they tighten / they are tightening |
Imperfect
| io | stringevo I was squeezing / I used to squeeze / I was tightening / I used to tighten | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | stringevi you were squeezing / you used to squeeze / you were tightening / you used to tighten | |
| lui/lei | stringeva he/she was squeezing / he/she used to squeeze / he/she was tightening / he/she used to tighten | |
| noi | stringevamo we were squeezing / we used to squeeze / we were tightening / we used to tighten | |
| voi | stringevate you all were squeezing / you all used to squeeze / you all were tightening / you all used to tighten | |
| loro | stringevano they were squeezing / they used to squeeze / they were tightening / they used to tighten |
Future
| io | stringerò I will squeeze / I will tighten | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | stringerai you will squeeze / you will tighten | |
| lui/lei | stringerà he/she will squeeze / he/she will tighten | |
| noi | stringeremo we will squeeze / we will tighten | |
| voi | stringerete you all will squeeze / you all will tighten | |
| loro | stringeranno they will squeeze / they will tighten |
Passato prossimo
| io | ho stretto I squeezed / I have squeezed / I tightened / I have tightened | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | hai stretto you squeezed / you have squeezed / you tightened / you have tightened | |
| lui/lei | ha stretto he/she squeezed / he/she has squeezed / he/she tightened / he/she has tightened | |
| noi | abbiamo stretto we squeezed / we have squeezed / we tightened / we have tightened | |
| voi | avete stretto you all squeezed / you all have squeezed / you all tightened / you all have tightened | |
| loro | hanno stretto they squeezed / they have squeezed / they tightened / they have tightened |
In a sentence
Queste scarpe mi stringono troppo.
These shoes squeeze my feet too much.
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