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Conjugation of concedere

  • Meaning to grant
  • Level B2
  • Pattern irregular
  • Auxiliary avere

What is special about this verb

Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.

Indicative

Imperfettoongoing or habitual past

ioconcedevo
tuconcedevi
lui/​leiconcedeva
noiconcedevamo
voiconcedevate
loroconcedevano

More on this: Imperfect (imperfetto)

Passato remotoliterary past

ioconcessi
tuconcedesti
lui/​leiconcesse
noiconcedemmo
voiconcedeste
loroconcessero

More on this: Past historic (passato remoto)

Trapassato prossimopast perfect

ioavevo concesso
tuavevi concesso
lui/​leiaveva concesso
noiavevamo concesso
voiavevate concesso
loroavevano concesso

More on this: Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

Futuro anteriorefuture perfect

ioavrò concesso
tuavrai concesso
lui/​leiavrà concesso
noiavremo concesso
voiavrete concesso
loroavranno concesso

More on this: Future perfect (futuro anteriore)

Conditional

Condizionale presenteconditional

ioconcederei
tuconcederesti
lui/​leiconcederebbe
noiconcederemmo
voiconcedereste
loroconcederebbero

More on this: Conditional (condizionale)

Condizionale passatoconditional perfect

ioavrei concesso
tuavresti concesso
lui/​leiavrebbe concesso
noiavremmo concesso
voiavreste concesso
loroavrebbero concesso

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Subjunctive

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

ioconceda
tuconceda
lui/​leiconceda
noiconcediamo
voiconcediate
loroconcedano

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Congiuntivo imperfettopast subjunctive

ioconcedessi
tuconcedessi
lui/​leiconcedesse
noiconcedessimo
voiconcedeste
loroconcedessero

More on this: Past subjunctive: fossi, avessi

Congiuntivo passatoperfect subjunctive

ioabbia concesso
tuabbia concesso
lui/​leiabbia concesso
noiabbiamo concesso
voiabbiate concesso
loroabbiano concesso

More on this: Sequence of tenses with the congiuntivo

Congiuntivo trapassatopluperfect subjunctive

ioavessi concesso
tuavessi concesso
lui/​leiavesse concesso
noiavessimo concesso
voiaveste concesso
loroavessero concesso

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Imperative

Imperativo negativonegative imperative

tunon concedere
Leinon conceda
noinon concediamo
voinon concedete
Loronon concedano

More on this: The negative imperative

Non-finite forms

Example sentences from the course

Every sentence comes from this course’s word lists or grammar topics. The verb form is highlighted, and the line below says which tense and person it is.

  • Hanno concesso un rimborso parziale.They granted a partial refund.

    concesso — participio

  • Devo concedere che il termine era stretto.I must grant that the deadline was tight.

    concedere — infinito

  • Il responsabile concede l’accesso alla cartella.The manager grants access to the folder.

    concede — Presente · lui/lei

  • Gli concedo il beneficio del dubbio, per questa volta.I will give him the benefit of the doubt, just this once.

    concedo — Presente · io

  • I diritti minerari vengono concessi per un periodo limitato.The mineral rights are granted for a limited period.

    concessi — Passato remoto · io

  • Ha concesso un punto e poi ha continuato.He conceded a point and then carried on.

    concesso — participio

Quick practice

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The forms are calculated from the rules of the language — twice, in two independent ways — and checked against every hand-written form in this course. The example sentences are the course’s own.