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cantare

to sing

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

cantare: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I sang; I have sung
tu	you sang; you have sung
lui/lei	he/she sang; he/she has sung; you (formal) sang; you (formal) have sung
noi	we sang; we have sung
voi	you (plural) sang; you (plural) have sung
loro	they sang; they have sung

cantare: Imperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I used to sing
tu	you used to sing
lui/lei	he/she used to sing; you (formal) used to sing
noi	we used to sing
voi	you (plural) used to sing
loro	they used to sing

cantare: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had sung
tu	you had sung
lui/lei	he/she had sung; you (formal) had sung
noi	we had sung
voi	you (plural) had sung
loro	they had sung

cantare: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had sung (before the next past event)
tu	you had sung (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had sung (before the next past event); you (formal) had sung (before the next past event)
noi	we had sung (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had sung (before the next past event)
loro	they had sung (before the next past event)

cantare: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will sing
tu	you will sing
lui/lei	he/she will sing; you (formal) will sing
noi	we will sing
voi	you (plural) will sing
loro	they will sing

cantare: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have sung
tu	you will have sung
lui/lei	he/she will have sung; you (formal) will have sung
noi	we will have sung
voi	you (plural) will have sung
loro	they will have sung

cantare: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would sing
tu	you would sing
lui/lei	he/she would sing; you (formal) would sing
noi	we would sing
voi	you (plural) would sing
loro	they would sing

cantare: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have sung
tu	you would have sung
lui/lei	he/she would have sung; you (formal) would have sung
noi	we would have sung
voi	you (plural) would have sung
loro	they would have sung

cantare: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I sing
tu	(that) you sing
lui/lei	(that) he/she sings; (that) you (formal) sing
noi	(that) we sing
voi	(that) you (plural) sing
loro	(that) they sing

cantare: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have sung
tu	(that) you have sung
lui/lei	(that) he/she has sung; (that) you (formal) have sung
noi	(that) we have sung
voi	(that) you (plural) have sung
loro	(that) they have sung

cantare: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I sang
tu	(that) you sang
lui/lei	(that) he/she sang; (that) you (formal) sang
noi	(that) we sang
voi	(that) you (plural) sang
loro	(that) they sang

cantare: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had sung
tu	(that) you had sung
lui/lei	(that) he/she had sung; (that) you (formal) had sung
noi	(that) we had sung
voi	(that) you (plural) had sung
loro	(that) they had sung

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