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tossire

to cough

verb Beyond 1,000 · Health & the body pack

How to conjugate tossire

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

Present

io tossisco I cough / I am coughing
tu tossisci you cough / you are coughing
lui/lei tossisce he/she coughs / he/she is coughing
noi tossiamo we cough / we are coughing
voi tossite you all cough / you all are coughing
loro tossiscono they cough / they are coughing

Imperfect

io tossivo I was coughing / I used to cough
tu tossivi you were coughing / you used to cough
lui/lei tossiva he/she was coughing / he/she used to cough
noi tossivamo we were coughing / we used to cough
voi tossivate you all were coughing / you all used to cough
loro tossivano they were coughing / they used to cough

Future

io tossirò I will cough
tu tossirai you will cough
lui/lei tossirà he/she will cough
noi tossiremo we will cough
voi tossirete you all will cough
loro tossiranno they will cough

Passato prossimo

io ho tossito I coughed / I have coughed
tu hai tossito you coughed / you have coughed
lui/lei ha tossito he/she coughed / he/she has coughed
noi abbiamo tossito we coughed / we have coughed
voi avete tossito you all coughed / you all have coughed
loro hanno tossito they coughed / they have coughed

In a sentence

Mio padre tossisce tutta la notte.

My father coughs all night.

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