Italian reference

sorvegliare

to watch over; keep an eye on; guard

Regular · 15 form tables

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

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Indicative

Present

sorvegliare: Present
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI watch over someone
tuyou watch over someone
lui/leihe/she watches over someone; you (formal) watch over someone
noiwe watch over someone
voiyou (plural) watch over someone
lorothey watch over someone

Compound past

sorvegliare: Compound past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI watched over someone; I have watched over someone
tuyou watched over someone; you have watched over someone
lui/leihe/she watched over someone; he/she has watched over someone; you (formal) watched over someone; you (formal) have watched over someone
noiwe watched over someone; we have watched over someone
voiyou (plural) watched over someone; you (plural) have watched over someone
lorothey watched over someone; they have watched over someone

Imperfect

sorvegliare: Imperfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI used to watch over someone
tuyou used to watch over someone
lui/leihe/she used to watch over someone; you (formal) used to watch over someone
noiwe used to watch over someone
voiyou (plural) used to watch over someone
lorothey used to watch over someone

Pluperfect

sorvegliare: Pluperfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI had watched over someone
tuyou had watched over someone
lui/leihe/she had watched over someone; you (formal) had watched over someone
noiwe had watched over someone
voiyou (plural) had watched over someone
lorothey had watched over someone

Remote past

sorvegliare: Remote past
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI watched over someone
tuyou watched over someone
lui/leihe/she watched over someone; you (formal) watched over someone
noiwe watched over someone
voiyou (plural) watched over someone
lorothey watched over someone

Past anterior

sorvegliare: Past anterior
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI had watched over someone (before the next past event)
tuyou had watched over someone (before the next past event)
lui/leihe/she had watched over someone (before the next past event); you (formal) had watched over someone (before the next past event)
noiwe had watched over someone (before the next past event)
voiyou (plural) had watched over someone (before the next past event)
lorothey had watched over someone (before the next past event)

Future

sorvegliare: Future
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI will watch over someone
tuyou will watch over someone
lui/leihe/she will watch over someone; you (formal) will watch over someone
noiwe will watch over someone
voiyou (plural) will watch over someone
lorothey will watch over someone

Future perfect

sorvegliare: Future perfect
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI will have watched over someone
tuyou will have watched over someone
lui/leihe/she will have watched over someone; you (formal) will have watched over someone
noiwe will have watched over someone
voiyou (plural) will have watched over someone
lorothey will have watched over someone

Conditional

Present conditional

sorvegliare: Present conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI would watch over someone
tuyou would watch over someone
lui/leihe/she would watch over someone; you (formal) would watch over someone
noiwe would watch over someone
voiyou (plural) would watch over someone
lorothey would watch over someone

Past conditional

sorvegliare: Past conditional
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
ioI would have watched over someone
tuyou would have watched over someone
lui/leihe/she would have watched over someone; you (formal) would have watched over someone
noiwe would have watched over someone
voiyou (plural) would have watched over someone
lorothey would have watched over someone

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive

sorvegliare: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
io(that) I watch over someone
tu(that) you watch over someone
lui/lei(that) he/she watches over someone; (that) you (formal) watch over someone
noi(that) we watch over someone
voi(that) you (plural) watch over someone
loro(that) they watch over someone

Past subjunctive

sorvegliare: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
io(that) I have watched over someone
tu(that) you have watched over someone
lui/lei(that) he/she has watched over someone; (that) you (formal) have watched over someone
noi(that) we have watched over someone
voi(that) you (plural) have watched over someone
loro(that) they have watched over someone

Imperfect subjunctive

sorvegliare: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
io(that) I watched over someone
tu(that) you watched over someone
lui/lei(that) he/she watched over someone; (that) you (formal) watched over someone
noi(that) we watched over someone
voi(that) you (plural) watched over someone
loro(that) they watched over someone

Pluperfect subjunctive

sorvegliare: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
io(that) I had watched over someone
tu(that) you had watched over someone
lui/lei(that) he/she had watched over someone; (that) you (formal) had watched over someone
noi(that) we had watched over someone
voi(that) you (plural) had watched over someone
loro(that) they had watched over someone

Imperative

Imperative

sorvegliare: Imperative
Person, form or usageForm and meaning
tuwatch over someone!
lui/leiwatch over someone! (formal)
noilet's watch over someone!
voiwatch over someone! (plural)

Additional forms

Gerund
Past participle
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Past infinitive
Past gerund

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