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suonare

to play (an instrument), to ring

verb Word 450 of the core 1,000 · Stage 3, Conversation

How to conjugate suonare

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

Present

io suono I play / I am playing / I ring / I am ringing
tu suoni you play / you are playing / you ring / you are ringing
lui/lei suona he/she plays / he/she is playing / he/she rings / he/she is ringing
noi suoniamo we play / we are playing / we ring / we are ringing
voi suonate you all play / you all are playing / you all ring / you all are ringing
loro suonano they play / they are playing / they ring / they are ringing

Imperfect

io suonavo I was playing / I used to play / I was ringing / I used to ring
tu suonavi you were playing / you used to play / you were ringing / you used to ring
lui/lei suonava he/she was playing / he/she used to play / he/she was ringing / he/she used to ring
noi suonavamo we were playing / we used to play / we were ringing / we used to ring
voi suonavate you all were playing / you all used to play / you all were ringing / you all used to ring
loro suonavano they were playing / they used to play / they were ringing / they used to ring

Future

io suonerò I will play / I will ring
tu suonerai you will play / you will ring
lui/lei suonerà he/she will play / he/she will ring
noi suoneremo we will play / we will ring
voi suonerete you all will play / you all will ring
loro suoneranno they will play / they will ring

Passato prossimo

io ho suonato I played / I have played / I rang / I have rung
tu hai suonato you played / you have played / you rang / you have rung
lui/lei ha suonato he/she played / he/she has played / he/she rang / he/she has rung
noi abbiamo suonato we played / we have played / we rang / we have rung
voi avete suonato you all played / you all have played / you all rang / you all have rung
loro hanno suonato they played / they have played / they rang / they have rung

In a sentence

Il telefono suona da cinque minuti.

The phone has been ringing for five minutes.

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