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contenere
to contain; hold; hold back
Irregular · 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 contain |
| tu | you contain |
| lui/lei | he/she contains; you (formal) contain |
| noi | we contain |
| voi | you (plural) contain |
| loro | they contain |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I contained; I have contained |
| tu | you contained; you have contained |
| lui/lei | he/she contained; he/she has contained; you (formal) contained; you (formal) have contained |
| noi | we contained; we have contained |
| voi | you (plural) contained; you (plural) have contained |
| loro | they contained; they have contained |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to contain |
| tu | you used to contain |
| lui/lei | he/she used to contain; you (formal) used to contain |
| noi | we used to contain |
| voi | you (plural) used to contain |
| loro | they used to contain |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had contained |
| tu | you had contained |
| lui/lei | he/she had contained; you (formal) had contained |
| noi | we had contained |
| voi | you (plural) had contained |
| loro | they had contained |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I contained |
| tu | you contained |
| lui/lei | he/she contained; you (formal) contained |
| noi | we contained |
| voi | you (plural) contained |
| loro | they contained |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had contained (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had contained (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had contained (before the next past event); you (formal) had contained (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had contained (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had contained (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had contained (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will contain |
| tu | you will contain |
| lui/lei | he/she will contain; you (formal) will contain |
| noi | we will contain |
| voi | you (plural) will contain |
| loro | they will contain |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have contained |
| tu | you will have contained |
| lui/lei | he/she will have contained; you (formal) will have contained |
| noi | we will have contained |
| voi | you (plural) will have contained |
| loro | they will have contained |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would contain |
| tu | you would contain |
| lui/lei | he/she would contain; you (formal) would contain |
| noi | we would contain |
| voi | you (plural) would contain |
| loro | they would contain |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have contained |
| tu | you would have contained |
| lui/lei | he/she would have contained; you (formal) would have contained |
| noi | we would have contained |
| voi | you (plural) would have contained |
| loro | they would have contained |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I contain |
| tu | (that) you contain |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she contains; (that) you (formal) contain |
| noi | (that) we contain |
| voi | (that) you (plural) contain |
| loro | (that) they contain |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have contained |
| tu | (that) you have contained |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has contained; (that) you (formal) have contained |
| noi | (that) we have contained |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have contained |
| loro | (that) they have contained |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I contained |
| tu | (that) you contained |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she contained; (that) you (formal) contained |
| noi | (that) we contained |
| voi | (that) you (plural) contained |
| loro | (that) they contained |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had contained |
| tu | (that) you had contained |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had contained; (that) you (formal) had contained |
| noi | (that) we had contained |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had contained |
| loro | (that) they had contained |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | contain! |
| lui/lei | contain! (formal) |
| noi | let's contain! |
| voi | contain! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
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