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Italian verb conjugation

succedere

to happen

verb irregular Word 219 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate succedere

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

Present

lui/lei succede it happens
loro succedono they happen

Imperfect

lui/lei succedeva it happened / it used to happen
loro succedevano they happened / they used to happen

Future

lui/lei succederà it will happen
loro succederanno they will happen

Passato prossimo

lui/lei è successo it happened / it has happened
loro sono successi they happened / they have happened

In a sentence

Cos'è successo? Stai bene?

What happened? Are you OK?

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