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svegliare

to wake up

verb Word 756 of the core 1,000 · Stage 4, Expressive

How to conjugate svegliare

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

Present

io sveglio I wake up / I am waking up
tu svegli you wake up / you are waking up
lui/lei sveglia he/she wakes up / he/she is waking up
noi svegliamo we wake up / we are waking up
voi svegliate you all wake up / you all are waking up
loro svegliano they wake up / they are waking up

Imperfect

io svegliavo I was waking up / I used to wake up
tu svegliavi you were waking up / you used to wake up
lui/lei svegliava he/she was waking up / he/she used to wake up
noi svegliavamo we were waking up / we used to wake up
voi svegliavate you all were waking up / you all used to wake up
loro svegliavano they were waking up / they used to wake up

Future

io sveglierò I will wake up
tu sveglierai you will wake up
lui/lei sveglierà he/she will wake up
noi sveglieremo we will wake up
voi sveglierete you all will wake up
loro sveglieranno they will wake up

Passato prossimo

io ho svegliato I woke up / I have woken up
tu hai svegliato you woke up / you have woken up
lui/lei ha svegliato he/she woke up / he/she has woken up
noi abbiamo svegliato we woke up / we have woken up
voi avete svegliato you all woke up / you all have woken up
loro hanno svegliato they woke up / they have woken up

In a sentence

Domani mi svegli alle sette, per favore?

Will you wake me up at seven tomorrow, please?

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