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Conjugation of the Italian verb scherzare

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

scherzare is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
scherzare	to joke

Present		Scored
io scherzo	I joke
tu scherzi	you joke
lui scherza	he jokes
lei scherza	she jokes
noi scherziamo	we joke
voi scherzate	you joke
loro scherzano	they joke

Imperfect		Scored
io scherzavo	I was joking
tu scherzavi	you were joking
lui scherzava	he was joking
lei scherzava	she was joking
noi scherzavamo	we were joking
voi scherzavate	you were joking
loro scherzavano	they were joking

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 scherzai	I joked
tu scherzasti	you joked
lui scherzò	he joked
lei scherzò	she joked
noi scherzammo	we joked
voi scherzaste	you joked
loro scherzarono	they joked

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

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

Future		Scored
io scherzerò	I will joke
tu scherzerai	you will joke
lui scherzerà	he will joke
lei scherzerà	she will joke
noi scherzeremo	we will joke
voi scherzerete	you will joke
loro scherzeranno	they will joke

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 scherzato	I will have joked
tu avrai scherzato	you will have joked
lui avrà scherzato	he will have joked
lei avrà scherzato	she will have joked
noi avremo scherzato	we will have joked
voi avrete scherzato	you will have joked
loro avranno scherzato	they will have joked

Conditional		Scored
io scherzerei	I would joke
tu scherzeresti	you would joke
lui scherzerebbe	he would joke
lei scherzerebbe	she would joke
noi scherzeremmo	we would joke
voi scherzereste	you would joke
loro scherzerebbero	they would joke

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 scherzato	I would have joked
tu avresti scherzato	you would have joked
lui avrebbe scherzato	he would have joked
lei avrebbe scherzato	she would have joked
noi avremmo scherzato	we would have joked
voi avreste scherzato	you would have joked
loro avrebbero scherzato	they would have joked

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io scherzi	(... that) I joke
(... che) tu scherzi	(... that) you joke
(... che) lui scherzi	(... that) he jokes
(... che) lei scherzi	(... that) she jokes
(... che) noi scherziamo	(... that) we joke
(... che) voi scherziate	(... that) you joke
(... che) loro scherzino	(... that) they joke

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io scherzassi	(... that) I was joking
(... che) tu scherzassi	(... that) you were joking
(... che) lui scherzasse	(... that) he was joking
(... che) lei scherzasse	(... that) she was joking
(... che) noi scherzassimo	(... that) we were joking
(... che) voi scherzaste	(... that) you were joking
(... che) loro scherzassero	(... that) they were joking

Imperative		Scored
scherza	Joke
scherziamo	Let's joke
scherzate	Joke

Present Participle		Scored
scherzante	joking

Past Participle		Scored
scherzato	joked

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