Conjugation of the Italian verb mangiare A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb mangiare , along with their English translations.
Infinitive
mangiare to eat
Present Indicative
io mangio I eat tu mangi you eat lui mangia he eats lei mangia she eats noi mangiamo we eat voi mangiate you eat loro mangiano they eat
Present Continuous / Presente ProgressivoNote for the Present Continuous Italian uses the present tense of the verb stare and the gerund of the verb.
io sto mangiando I am eating tu stai mangiando you are eating lui sta mangiando he is eating lei sta mangiando she is eating noi stiamo mangiando we are eating voi state mangiando you are eating loro stanno mangiando they are eating
Imperfect Indicative
io mangiavo I was eating tu mangiavi you were eating lui mangiava he was eating lei mangiava she was eating noi mangiavamo we were eating voi mangiavate you were eating loro mangiavano they were eating
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.
io mangiai I ate tu mangiasti you ate lui mangiò he ate lei mangiò she ate noi mangiammo we ate voi mangiaste you ate loro mangiarono they ate
Past / Passato prossimo
io ho mangiato I ate tu hai mangiato you ate lui ha mangiato he ate lei ha mangiato she ate noi abbiamo mangiato we ate voi avete mangiato you ate loro hanno mangiato they ate
Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo
io avevo mangiato I had eaten tu avevi mangiato you had eaten lui aveva mangiato he had eaten lei aveva mangiato she had eaten noi avevamo mangiato we had eaten voi avevate mangiato you had eaten loro avevano mangiato they had eaten
Future Indicative
io mangerò I will eat tu mangerai you will eat lui mangerà he will eat lei mangerà she will eat noi mangeremo we will eat voi mangerete you will eat loro mangeranno they will eat
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 .
io avrò mangiato I will have eaten tu avrai mangiato you will have eaten lui avrà mangiato he will have eaten lei avrà mangiato she will have eaten noi avremo mangiato we will have eaten voi avrete mangiato you will have eaten loro avranno mangiato they will have eaten
Conditional
io mangerei I would eat tu mangeresti you would eat lui mangerebbe he would eat lei mangerebbe she would eat noi mangeremmo we would eat voi mangereste you would eat loro mangerebbero they would eat
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 .
io avrei mangiato I would have eaten tu avresti mangiato you would have eaten lui avrebbe mangiato he would have eaten lei avrebbe mangiato she would have eaten noi avremmo mangiato we would have eaten voi avreste mangiato you would have eaten loro avrebbero mangiato they would have eaten
Present Subjunctive
(... che) io mangi(... that) I eat(... che) tu mangi(... that) you eat(... che) lui mangi(... that) he eats(... che) lei mangi(... that) she eats(... che) noi mangiamo(... that) we eat(... che) voi mangiate(... that) you eat(... che) loro mangino(... that) they eat
Imperative
mangia Eat mangiamo Let's eat mangiate Eat
Present Participle
mangiante eating
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