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Conjugation of the Italian verb insegnare

A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb insegnare, along with their English translations.

insegnare is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
insegnare	to teach

Present		Scored
io insegno	I teach
tu insegni	you teach
lui insegna	he teaches
lei insegna	she teaches
noi insegniamo	we teach
voi insegnate	you teach
loro insegnano	they teach

Imperfect		Scored
io insegnavo	I was teaching
tu insegnavi	you were teaching
lui insegnava	he was teaching
lei insegnava	she was teaching
noi insegnavamo	we were teaching
voi insegnavate	you were teaching
loro insegnavano	they were teaching

Past Historic / Passato remoto This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passato Prossimo is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
io insegnai	I taught
tu insegnasti	you taught
lui insegnò	he taught
lei insegnò	she taught
noi insegnammo	we taught
voi insegnaste	you taught
loro insegnarono	they taught

Past / Passato prossimo		Scored
io ho insegnato	I taught
tu hai insegnato	you taught
lui ha insegnato	he taught
lei ha insegnato	she taught
noi abbiamo insegnato	we taught
voi avete insegnato	you taught
loro hanno insegnato	they taught

Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo		Scored
io avevo insegnato	I had taught
tu avevi insegnato	you had taught
lui aveva insegnato	he had taught
lei aveva insegnato	she had taught
noi avevamo insegnato	we had taught
voi avevate insegnato	you had taught
loro avevano insegnato	they had taught

Future		Scored
io insegnerò	I will teach
tu insegnerai	you will teach
lui insegnerà	he will teach
lei insegnerà	she will teach
noi insegneremo	we will teach
voi insegnerete	you will teach
loro insegneranno	they will teach

Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrò insegnato	I will have taught
tu avrai insegnato	you will have taught
lui avrà insegnato	he will have taught
lei avrà insegnato	she will have taught
noi avremo insegnato	we will have taught
voi avrete insegnato	you will have taught
loro avranno insegnato	they will have taught

Conditional		Scored
io insegnerei	I would teach
tu insegneresti	you would teach
lui insegnerebbe	he would teach
lei insegnerebbe	she would teach
noi insegneremmo	we would teach
voi insegnereste	you would teach
loro insegnerebbero	they would teach

Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io avrei insegnato	I would have taught
tu avresti insegnato	you would have taught
lui avrebbe insegnato	he would have taught
lei avrebbe insegnato	she would have taught
noi avremmo insegnato	we would have taught
voi avreste insegnato	you would have taught
loro avrebbero insegnato	they would have taught

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io insegni	(... that) I teach
(... che) tu insegni	(... that) you teach
(... che) lui insegni	(... that) he teaches
(... che) lei insegni	(... that) she teaches
(... che) noi insegniamo	(... that) we teach
(... che) voi insegniate	(... that) you teach
(... che) loro insegnino	(... that) they teach

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io insegnassi	(... that) I was teaching
(... che) tu insegnassi	(... that) you were teaching
(... che) lui insegnasse	(... that) he was teaching
(... che) lei insegnasse	(... that) she was teaching
(... che) noi insegnassimo	(... that) we were teaching
(... che) voi insegnaste	(... that) you were teaching
(... che) loro insegnassero	(... that) they were teaching

Imperative		Scored
insegna	Teach
insegniamo	Let's teach
insegnate	Teach

Present Participle		Scored
insegnante	teaching

Past Participle		Scored
insegnato	taught

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