Italian reference
avvicinarsi
to approach; get closer
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I approach |
| tu | you approach |
| lui/lei | he/she approaches; you (formal) approach |
| noi | we approach |
| voi | you (plural) approach |
| loro | they approach |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I approached; I have approached |
| tu | you approached; you have approached |
| lui/lei | he/she approached; he/she has approached; you (formal) approached; you (formal) have approached |
| noi | we approached; we have approached |
| voi | you (plural) approached; you (plural) have approached |
| loro | they approached; they have approached |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to approach |
| tu | you used to approach |
| lui/lei | he/she used to approach; you (formal) used to approach |
| noi | we used to approach |
| voi | you (plural) used to approach |
| loro | they used to approach |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had approached |
| tu | you had approached |
| lui/lei | he/she had approached; you (formal) had approached |
| noi | we had approached |
| voi | you (plural) had approached |
| loro | they had approached |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I approached |
| tu | you approached |
| lui/lei | he/she approached; you (formal) approached |
| noi | we approached |
| voi | you (plural) approached |
| loro | they approached |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had approached (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had approached (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had approached (before the next past event); you (formal) had approached (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had approached (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had approached (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had approached (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will approach |
| tu | you will approach |
| lui/lei | he/she will approach; you (formal) will approach |
| noi | we will approach |
| voi | you (plural) will approach |
| loro | they will approach |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have approached |
| tu | you will have approached |
| lui/lei | he/she will have approached; you (formal) will have approached |
| noi | we will have approached |
| voi | you (plural) will have approached |
| loro | they will have approached |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would approach |
| tu | you would approach |
| lui/lei | he/she would approach; you (formal) would approach |
| noi | we would approach |
| voi | you (plural) would approach |
| loro | they would approach |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have approached |
| tu | you would have approached |
| lui/lei | he/she would have approached; you (formal) would have approached |
| noi | we would have approached |
| voi | you (plural) would have approached |
| loro | they would have approached |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I approach |
| tu | (that) you approach |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she approaches; (that) you (formal) approach |
| noi | (that) we approach |
| voi | (that) you (plural) approach |
| loro | (that) they approach |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have approached |
| tu | (that) you have approached |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has approached; (that) you (formal) have approached |
| noi | (that) we have approached |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have approached |
| loro | (that) they have approached |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I approached |
| tu | (that) you approached |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she approached; (that) you (formal) approached |
| noi | (that) we approached |
| voi | (that) you (plural) approached |
| loro | (that) they approached |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had approached |
| tu | (that) you had approached |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had approached; (that) you (formal) had approached |
| noi | (that) we had approached |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had approached |
| loro | (that) they had approached |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | approach! |
| lui/lei | approach! (formal) |
| noi | let's approach! |
| voi | approach! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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