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Conjugation of the Italian verb operare

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

operare is a regular verb

Infinitive		Scored
operare	to operate

Present		Scored
io opero	I operate
tu operi	you operate
lui opera	he operates
lei opera	she operates
noi operiamo	we operate
voi operate	you operate
loro operano	they operate

Imperfect		Scored
io operavo	I was operating
tu operavi	you were operating
lui operava	he was operating
lei operava	she was operating
noi operavamo	we were operating
voi operavate	you were operating
loro operavano	they were operating

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 operai	I operated
tu operasti	you operated
lui operò	he operated
lei operò	she operated
noi operammo	we operated
voi operaste	you operated
loro operarono	they operated

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

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

Future		Scored
io opererò	I will operate
tu opererai	you will operate
lui opererà	he will operate
lei opererà	she will operate
noi opereremo	we will operate
voi opererete	you will operate
loro opereranno	they will operate

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

Conditional		Scored
io opererei	I would operate
tu opereresti	you would operate
lui opererebbe	he would operate
lei opererebbe	she would operate
noi opereremmo	we would operate
voi operereste	you would operate
loro opererebbero	they would operate

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io operi	(... that) I operate
(... che) tu operi	(... that) you operate
(... che) lui operi	(... that) he operates
(... che) lei operi	(... that) she operates
(... che) noi operiamo	(... that) we operate
(... che) voi operiate	(... that) you operate
(... che) loro operino	(... that) they operate

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io operassi	(... that) I was operating
(... che) tu operassi	(... that) you were operating
(... che) lui operasse	(... that) he was operating
(... che) lei operasse	(... that) she was operating
(... che) noi operassimo	(... that) we were operating
(... che) voi operaste	(... that) you were operating
(... che) loro operassero	(... that) they were operating

Imperative		Scored
opera	Operate
operiamo	Let's operate
operate	Operate

Present Participle		Scored
operante	operating

Past Participle		Scored
operato	operated

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