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