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Conjugation of the Italian verb lavare

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

lavare is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
lavare	to wash

Present		Scored
io lavo	I wash
tu lavi	you wash
lui lava	he washes
lei lava	she washes
noi laviamo	we wash
voi lavate	you wash
loro lavano	they wash

Imperfect		Scored
io lavavo	I was washing
tu lavavi	you were washing
lui lavava	he was washing
lei lavava	she was washing
noi lavavamo	we were washing
voi lavavate	you were washing
loro lavavano	they were washing

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 lavai	I washed
tu lavasti	you washed
lui lavò	he washed
lei lavò	she washed
noi lavammo	we washed
voi lavaste	you washed
loro lavarono	they washed

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

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

Future		Scored
io laverò	I will wash
tu laverai	you will wash
lui laverà	he will wash
lei laverà	she will wash
noi laveremo	we will wash
voi laverete	you will wash
loro laveranno	they will wash

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

Conditional		Scored
io laverei	I would wash
tu laveresti	you would wash
lui laverebbe	he would wash
lei laverebbe	she would wash
noi laveremmo	we would wash
voi lavereste	you would wash
loro laverebbero	they would wash

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) lavi	(... that) I wash
(... che) lavi	(... that) you wash
(... che) lavi	(... that) he washes
(... che) lavi	(... that) she washes
(... che) noi laviamo	(... that) we wash
(... che) voi laviate	(... that) you wash
(... che) loro lavino	(... that) they wash

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io lavassi	(... that) I was washing
(... che) tu lavassi	(... that) you were washing
(... che) lui lavasse	(... that) he was washing
(... che) lei lavasse	(... that) she was washing
(... che) noi lavassimo	(... that) we were washing
(... che) voi lavaste	(... that) you were washing
(... che) loro lavassero	(... that) they were washing

Imperative		Scored
lava	Wash
laviamo	Let's wash
lavate	Wash

Present Participle		Scored
lavante	washing

Past Participle		Scored
lavato	washed

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