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raccontare

to tell; narrate

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

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Indicative

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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