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