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Conjugation of superare

  • Meaning to overcome
  • 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

iosuperavo
tusuperavi
lui/​leisuperava
noisuperavamo
voisuperavate
lorosuperavano

More on this: Imperfect (imperfetto)

Trapassato prossimopast perfect

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

More on this: Pluperfect (trapassato prossimo)

Futuro anteriorefuture perfect

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

More on this: Future perfect (futuro anteriore)

Conditional

Condizionale presenteconditional

iosupererei
tusupereresti
lui/​leisupererebbe
noisupereremmo
voisuperereste
lorosupererebbero

More on this: Conditional (condizionale)

Condizionale passatoconditional perfect

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

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Subjunctive

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

iosuperi
tusuperi
lui/​leisuperi
noisuperiamo
voisuperiate
lorosuperino

More on this: Subjunctive: the forms

Congiuntivo imperfettopast subjunctive

iosuperassi
tusuperassi
lui/​leisuperasse
noisuperassimo
voisuperaste
lorosuperassero

More on this: Past subjunctive: fossi, avessi

Congiuntivo passatoperfect subjunctive

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

More on this: Sequence of tenses with the congiuntivo

Congiuntivo trapassatopluperfect subjunctive

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

More on this: Third conditional: se avessi saputo

Imperative

Imperativo negativonegative imperative

tunon superare
Leinon superi
noinon superiamo
voinon superate
Loronon superino

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.

  • Non superi la dose indicata.Do not exceed the stated dose.

    superi — Presente · tu; Congiuntivo presente · io

  • È riuscita a superare l’esame.She managed to pass the exam.

    superare — infinito

  • Ha superato la paura di parlare.He has overcome his fear of speaking.

    superato — participio

  • La data di consumo non si supera.The use-by date is not to be exceeded.

    supera — Presente · lui/lei; Imperativo · tu

  • Solo pochi candidati superano la selezione.Only a few candidates get through the selection.

    superano — Presente · loro

  • Il fango di supero viene estratto ogni giorno.The surplus sludge is drawn off every day.

    supero — Presente · io

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.