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Conjugation of operare

  • Meaning to operate on
  • Level B2
  • Pattern regular (-are) · conjugated like parlare
  • Auxiliary avere

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

Indicative

Imperfettoongoing or habitual past

iooperavo
tuoperavi
lui/​leioperava
noioperavamo
voioperavate
lorooperavano

More on this: Imperfect (imperfetto)

Trapassato prossimopast perfect

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

More on this: Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

Futuro anteriorefuture perfect

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

More on this: Future perfect (futuro anteriore)

Conditional

Condizionale presenteconditional

ioopererei
tuopereresti
lui/​leiopererebbe
noiopereremmo
voioperereste
loroopererebbero

More on this: Conditional (condizionale)

Condizionale passatoconditional perfect

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

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Subjunctive

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

iooperi
tuoperi
lui/​leioperi
noioperiamo
voioperiate
lorooperino

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Congiuntivo imperfettopast subjunctive

iooperassi
tuoperassi
lui/​leioperasse
noioperassimo
voioperaste
lorooperassero

More on this: Past subjunctive: fossi, avessi

Congiuntivo passatoperfect subjunctive

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

More on this: Sequence of tenses with the congiuntivo

Congiuntivo trapassatopluperfect subjunctive

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

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Imperative

Imperativo negativonegative imperative

tunon operare
Leinon operi
noinon operiamo
voinon operate
Loronon operino

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.

  • 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

Quick practice

5 gaps, first from the example sentences above, then from the table. Every answer counts towards your reviews.

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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.