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Conjugation of the Italian verb descrivere

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

descrivere is an irregular verb

Infinitive		Scored
descrivere	to describe

Present		Scored
io descrivo	I describe
tu descrivi	you describe
lui descrive	he describes
lei descrive	she describes
noi descriviamo	we describe
voi descrivete	you describe
loro descrivono	they describe

Imperfect		Scored
io descrivevo	I was describing
tu descrivevi	you were describing
lui descriveva	he was describing
lei descriveva	she was describing
noi descrivevamo	we were describing
voi descrivevate	you were describing
loro descrivevano	they were describing

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 descrissi	I described
tu descrivesti	you described
lui descrisse	he described
lei descrisse	she described
noi descrivemmo	we described
voi descriveste	you described
loro descrissero	they described

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

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

Future		Scored
io descriverò	I will describe
tu descriverai	you will describe
lui descriverà	he will describe
lei descriverà	she will describe
noi descriveremo	we will describe
voi descriverete	you will describe
loro descriveranno	they will describe

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

Conditional		Scored
io descriverei	I would describe
tu descriveresti	you would describe
lui descriverebbe	he would describe
lei descriverebbe	she would describe
noi descriveremmo	we would describe
voi descrivereste	you would describe
loro descriverebbero	they would describe

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io descriva	(... that) I describe
(... che) tu descriva	(... that) you describe
(... che) lui descriva	(... that) he describes
(... che) lei descriva	(... that) she describes
(... che) noi descriviamo	(... that) we describe
(... che) voi descriviate	(... that) you describe
(... che) loro descrivano	(... that) they describe

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io descrivessi	(... that) I was describing
(... che) tu descrivessi	(... that) you were describing
(... che) lui descrivesse	(... that) he was describing
(... che) lei descrivesse	(... that) she was describing
(... che) noi descrivessimo	(... that) we were describing
(... che) voi descriveste	(... that) you were describing
(... che) loro descrivessero	(... that) they were describing

Imperative		Scored
descrivi	Describe
descriviamo	Let's describe
descrivete	Describe

Present Participle		Scored
descrivente	describing

Past Participle		Scored
descritto	described

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