Italian reference

recitare

to act (in a play or film); to recite

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

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Indicative

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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