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Conjugation of the Italian verb frenare

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

frenare is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
frenare	to brake

Present		Scored
io freno	I brake
tu freni	you brake
lui frena	he brakes
lei frena	she brakes
noi freniamo	we brake
voi frenate	you brake
loro frenano	they brake

Imperfect		Scored
io frenavo	I was braking
tu frenavi	you were braking
lui frenava	he was braking
lei frenava	she was braking
noi frenavamo	we were braking
voi frenavate	you were braking
loro frenavano	they were braking

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 frenai	I braked
tu frenasti	you braked
lui frenò	he braked
lei frenò	she braked
noi frenammo	we braked
voi frenaste	you braked
loro frenarono	they braked

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

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

Future		Scored
io frenerò	I will brake
tu frenerai	you will brake
lui frenerà	he will brake
lei frenerà	she will brake
noi freneremo	we will brake
voi frenerete	you will brake
loro freneranno	they will brake

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

Conditional		Scored
io frenerei	I would brake
tu freneresti	you would brake
lui frenerebbe	he would brake
lei frenerebbe	she would brake
noi freneremmo	we would brake
voi frenereste	you would brake
loro frenerebbero	they would brake

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io freni	(... that) I brake
(... che) tu freni	(... that) you brake
(... che) lui freni	(... that) he brakes
(... che) lei freni	(... that) she brakes
(... che) noi freniamo	(... that) we brake
(... che) voi freniate	(... that) you brake
(... che) loro frenino	(... that) they brake

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io frenassi	(... that) I was braking
(... che) tu frenassi	(... that) you were braking
(... che) lui frenasse	(... that) he was braking
(... che) lei frenasse	(... that) she was braking
(... che) noi frenassimo	(... that) we were braking
(... che) voi frenaste	(... that) you were braking
(... che) loro frenassero	(... that) they were braking

Imperative		Scored
frena	Brake
freniamo	Let's brake
frenate	Brake

Present Participle		Scored
frenante	braking

Past Participle		Scored
frenato	braked

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