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Conjugation of the Italian verb sprecare

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

sprecare is a regular verb with spelling changes

Infinitive		Scored
sprecare	to waste

Present		Scored
io spreco	I waste
tu sprechi	you waste
lui spreca	he wastes
lei spreca	she wastes
noi sprechiamo	we waste
voi sprecate	you waste
loro sprecano	they waste

Imperfect		Scored
io sprecavo	I was wasting
tu sprecavi	you were wasting
lui sprecava	he was wasting
lei sprecava	she was wasting
noi sprecavamo	we were wasting
voi sprecavate	you were wasting
loro sprecavano	they were wasting

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 sprecai	I wasted
tu sprecasti	you wasted
lui sprecò	he wasted
lei sprecò	she wasted
noi sprecammo	we wasted
voi sprecaste	you wasted
loro sprecarono	they wasted

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

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

Future		Scored
io sprecherò	I will waste
tu sprecherai	you will waste
lui sprecherà	he will waste
lei sprecherà	she will waste
noi sprecheremo	we will waste
voi sprecherete	you will waste
loro sprecheranno	they will waste

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

Conditional		Scored
io sprecherei	I would waste
tu sprecheresti	you would waste
lui sprecherebbe	he would waste
lei sprecherebbe	she would waste
noi sprecheremmo	we would waste
voi sprechereste	you would waste
loro sprecherebbero	they would waste

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io sprechi	(... that) I waste
(... che) tu sprechi	(... that) you waste
(... che) lui sprechi	(... that) he wastes
(... che) lei sprechi	(... that) she wastes
(... che) noi sprechiamo	(... that) we waste
(... che) voi sprechiate	(... that) you waste
(... che) loro sprechino	(... that) they waste

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io sprecassi	(... that) I was wasting
(... che) tu sprecassi	(... that) you were wasting
(... che) lui sprecasse	(... that) he was wasting
(... che) lei sprecasse	(... that) she was wasting
(... che) noi sprecassimo	(... that) we were wasting
(... che) voi sprecaste	(... that) you were wasting
(... che) loro sprecassero	(... that) they were wasting

Imperative		Scored
spreca	Waste
sprechiamo	Let's waste
sprecate	Waste

Present Participle		Scored
sprecante	wasting

Past Participle		Scored
sprecato	wasted

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