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Conjugation of consumare

  • Meaning to use up
  • Level B1
  • Pattern regular (-are) · conjugated like parlare
  • Auxiliary avere

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

Indicative

Presentepresent

ioconsumo
tuconsumi
lui/​leiconsuma
noiconsumiamo
voiconsumate
loroconsumano

More on this: Present tense: -are verbs

Imperfettoongoing or habitual past

ioconsumavo
tuconsumavi
lui/​leiconsumava
noiconsumavamo
voiconsumavate
loroconsumavano

More on this: Imperfect (imperfetto)

Passato remotoliterary past

ioconsumai
tuconsumasti
lui/​leiconsumò
noiconsumammo
voiconsumaste
loroconsumarono

More on this: Past historic (passato remoto)

Trapassato prossimopast perfect

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

More on this: Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

Futuro anteriorefuture perfect

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

More on this: Future perfect (futuro anteriore)

Conditional

Condizionale presenteconditional

ioconsumerei
tuconsumeresti
lui/​leiconsumerebbe
noiconsumeremmo
voiconsumereste
loroconsumerebbero

More on this: Conditional (condizionale)

Condizionale passatoconditional perfect

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

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Subjunctive

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

ioconsumi
tuconsumi
lui/​leiconsumi
noiconsumiamo
voiconsumiate
loroconsumino

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Congiuntivo imperfettopast subjunctive

ioconsumassi
tuconsumassi
lui/​leiconsumasse
noiconsumassimo
voiconsumaste
loroconsumassero

More on this: Past subjunctive: fossi, avessi

Congiuntivo passatoperfect subjunctive

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

More on this: Sequence of tenses with the congiuntivo

Congiuntivo trapassatopluperfect subjunctive

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

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Imperative

Imperativo negativonegative imperative

tunon consumare
Leinon consumi
noinon consumiamo
voinon consumate
Loronon consumino

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.

  • Il bruxismo consuma i molari.Grinding wears down the back teeth.

    consuma — Presente · lui/lei; Imperativo · tu

  • Queste scarpe sono completamente consumate.These shoes are completely worn out.

    consumate — Presente · voi; Imperativo · voi

  • In quota di crociera i motori consumano meno.At cruising altitude the engines burn less.

    consumano — Presente · loro

  • Sul pesce fresco c’è scritto da consumare entro.Fresh fish carries a use-by date.

    consumare — infinito

  • La prova in mare misura velocità e consumi reali.The sea trial measures the real speed and the real consumption.

    consumi — Presente · tu; Congiuntivo presente · io

  • Il motore consuma poco a vuoto.At idle the engine uses little fuel.

    consuma — Presente · lui/lei; Imperativo · tu

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.