Presentepresent
| iospan> | opero |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | operi |
| lui/leispan> | opera |
| noispan> | operiamo |
| voispan> | operate |
| lorospan> | operano |
More on this: Present tense: -are verbs
Bold and underlined: the ending. ◆ marks a form that breaks the rule.
| iospan> | opero |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | operi |
| lui/leispan> | opera |
| noispan> | operiamo |
| voispan> | operate |
| lorospan> | operano |
More on this: Present tense: -are verbs
| iospan> | operavo |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | operavi |
| lui/leispan> | operava |
| noispan> | operavamo |
| voispan> | operavate |
| lorospan> | operavano |
More on this: Imperfect (imperfetto)
| iospan> | operai |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | operasti |
| lui/leispan> | operò |
| noispan> | operammo |
| voispan> | operaste |
| lorospan> | operarono |
More on this: Past historic (passato remoto)
| iospan> | opererò |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | opererai |
| lui/leispan> | opererà |
| noispan> | opereremo |
| voispan> | opererete |
| lorospan> | opereranno |
More on this: Simple future (futuro semplice)
| iospan> | ho operato |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | hai operato |
| lui/leispan> | ha operato |
| noispan> | abbiamo operato |
| voispan> | avete operato |
| lorospan> | hanno operato |
More on this: The passato prossimo with avere · The passato prossimo with essere
| iospan> | avevo operato |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | avevi operato |
| lui/leispan> | aveva operato |
| noispan> | avevamo operato |
| voispan> | avevate operato |
| lorospan> | avevano operato |
More on this: Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)
| iospan> | avrò operato |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | avrai operato |
| lui/leispan> | avrà operato |
| noispan> | avremo operato |
| voispan> | avrete operato |
| lorospan> | avranno operato |
More on this: Future perfect (futuro anteriore)
| iospan> | opererei |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | opereresti |
| lui/leispan> | opererebbe |
| noispan> | opereremmo |
| voispan> | operereste |
| lorospan> | opererebbero |
More on this: Conditional (condizionale)
| iospan> | avrei operato |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | avresti operato |
| lui/leispan> | avrebbe operato |
| noispan> | avremmo operato |
| voispan> | avreste operato |
| lorospan> | avrebbero operato |
More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo
| iospan> | operi |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | operi |
| lui/leispan> | operi |
| noispan> | operiamo |
| voispan> | operiate |
| lorospan> | operino |
More on this: Subjunctive: the forms
| iospan> | operassi |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | operassi |
| lui/leispan> | operasse |
| noispan> | operassimo |
| voispan> | operaste |
| lorospan> | operassero |
More on this: Past subjunctive: fossi, avessi
| iospan> | abbia operato |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | abbia operato |
| lui/leispan> | abbia operato |
| noispan> | abbiamo operato |
| voispan> | abbiate operato |
| lorospan> | abbiano operato |
More on this: Sequence of tenses with the congiuntivo
| iospan> | avessi operato |
|---|---|
| tuspan> | avessi operato |
| lui/leispan> | avesse operato |
| noispan> | avessimo operato |
| voispan> | aveste operato |
| lorospan> | avessero operato |
More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo
| tuspan> | opera |
|---|---|
| Leispan> | operi |
| noispan> | operiamo |
| voispan> | operate |
| Lorospan> | operino |
More on this: Imperative: tu, noi, voi · Formal imperative: Lei
| tuspan> | non operare |
|---|---|
| Leispan> | non operi |
| noispan> | non operiamo |
| voispan> | non operate |
| Lorospan> | non operino |
More on this: The negative imperative
| infinito | operare |
|---|---|
| participio | operato |
| gerundio | operando |
More on this: Irregular past participles · The gerund: parlando
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.
Quest’opera è del Seicento.This work dates from the seventeenth century.
opera — Presente · lui/lei; Imperativo · tu
L’hanno operato al ginocchio.They operated on his knee.
operato — participio
Gli operai finiscono alle cinque.The manual workers finish at five.
operai — Passato remoto · io
Qui conviene operare una distinzione netta.Here it is worth drawing a sharp distinction.
operare — infinito
Il barbiere chirurgo radeva e operava con lo stesso ferro.The barber-surgeon shaved and operated with the same blade.
operava — Imperfetto · lui/lei
La cataratta si opera in day hospital.A cataract is operated on as a day case.
opera — Presente · lui/lei; Imperativo · tu
5 gaps, first from the example sentences above, then from the table. Every answer counts towards your reviews.
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.