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chiedere

to ask; to ask for / request

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

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Indicative

Present

chiedere: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI ask
tuyou ask
lui/leihe/she asks; you (formal) ask
noiwe ask
voiyou (plural) ask
lorothey ask

Compound past

chiedere: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI asked; I have asked
tuyou asked; you have asked
lui/leihe/she asked; he/she has asked; you (formal) asked; you (formal) have asked
noiwe asked; we have asked
voiyou (plural) asked; you (plural) have asked
lorothey asked; they have asked

Imperfect

chiedere: Imperfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI used to ask
tuyou used to ask
lui/leihe/she used to ask; you (formal) used to ask
noiwe used to ask
voiyou (plural) used to ask
lorothey used to ask

Pluperfect

chiedere: Pluperfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI had asked
tuyou had asked
lui/leihe/she had asked; you (formal) had asked
noiwe had asked
voiyou (plural) had asked
lorothey had asked

Remote past

chiedere: Remote past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI asked
tuyou asked
lui/leihe/she asked; you (formal) asked
noiwe asked
voiyou (plural) asked
lorothey asked

Past anterior

chiedere: Past anterior
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI had asked (before the next past event)
tuyou had asked (before the next past event)
lui/leihe/she had asked (before the next past event); you (formal) had asked (before the next past event)
noiwe had asked (before the next past event)
voiyou (plural) had asked (before the next past event)
lorothey had asked (before the next past event)

Future

chiedere: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI will ask
tuyou will ask
lui/leihe/she will ask; you (formal) will ask
noiwe will ask
voiyou (plural) will ask
lorothey will ask

Future perfect

chiedere: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI will have asked
tuyou will have asked
lui/leihe/she will have asked; you (formal) will have asked
noiwe will have asked
voiyou (plural) will have asked
lorothey will have asked

Conditional

Present conditional

chiedere: Present conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI would ask
tuyou would ask
lui/leihe/she would ask; you (formal) would ask
noiwe would ask
voiyou (plural) would ask
lorothey would ask

Past conditional

chiedere: Past conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI would have asked
tuyou would have asked
lui/leihe/she would have asked; you (formal) would have asked
noiwe would have asked
voiyou (plural) would have asked
lorothey would have asked

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

chiedere: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
io(that) I ask
tu(that) you ask
lui/lei(that) he/she asks; (that) you (formal) ask
noi(that) we ask
voi(that) you (plural) ask
loro(that) they ask

Past subjunctive

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

Imperfect subjunctive

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

Pluperfect subjunctive

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

Imperative

Imperative

chiedere: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
tuask!
lui/leiask! (formal)
noilet's ask!
voiask! (plural)

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
/ / /
Past infinitive
Past gerund

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