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Conjugation of the Italian verb stringere

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

stringere is an irregular verb

Infinitive		Scored
stringere	to tighten

Present		Scored
io stringo	I tighten
tu stringi	you tighten
lui stringe	he tightens
lei stringe	she tightens
noi stringiamo	we tighten
voi stringete	you tighten
loro stringono	they tighten

Imperfect		Scored
io stringevo	I was tightening
tu stringevi	you were tightening
lui stringeva	he was tightening
lei stringeva	she was tightening
noi stringevamo	we were tightening
voi stringevate	you were tightening
loro stringevano	they were tightening

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 strinsi	I tightened
tu stringesti	you tightened
lui strinse	he tightened
lei strinse	she tightened
noi stringemmo	we tightened
voi stringeste	you tightened
loro strinsero	they tightened

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

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

Future		Scored
io stringerò	I will tighten
tu stringerai	you will tighten
lui stringerà	he will tighten
lei stringerà	she will tighten
noi stringeremo	we will tighten
voi stringerete	you will tighten
loro stringeranno	they will tighten

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

Conditional		Scored
io stringerei	I would tighten
tu stringeresti	you would tighten
lui stringerebbe	he would tighten
lei stringerebbe	she would tighten
noi stringeremmo	we would tighten
voi stringereste	you would tighten
loro stringerebbero	they would tighten

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io stringa	(... that) I tighten
(... che) tu stringa	(... that) you tighten
(... che) lui stringa	(... that) he tightens
(... che) lei stringa	(... that) she tightens
(... che) noi stringiamo	(... that) we tighten
(... che) voi stringiate	(... that) you tighten
(... che) loro stringano	(... that) they tighten

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io stringessi	(... that) I was tightening
(... che) tu stringessi	(... that) you were tightening
(... che) lui stringesse	(... that) he was tightening
(... che) lei stringesse	(... that) she was tightening
(... che) noi stringessimo	(... that) we were tightening
(... che) voi stringeste	(... that) you were tightening
(... che) loro stringessero	(... that) they were tightening

Imperative		Scored
stringi	Tighten
stringiamo	Let's tighten
stringete	Tighten

Present Participle		Scored
stringente	tightening

Past Participle		Scored
stretto	tightened

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