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Conjugation of chiudere in Italian

chiudereto closeirregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

io~~sono chiuso~~ho chiusoLearners often use 'essere' instead of 'avere'. Use 'ho chiuso' for the transitive verb; 'si è chiuso' uses 'essere' only if reflexive.
loro/Loro~~sono chiusi~~hanno chiusoThe correct auxiliary is 'avere' for non-reflexive use: 'hanno chiuso'. 'Sono chiusi' would describe a state (they are closed) or be used with a reflexive construction.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

io~~chiudere~~chiudaThe subjunctive requires the conjugated form 'chiuda' (not the infinitive 'chiudere').

Commands and requests.

tu~~chiuda~~chiudi‘Chiuda’ is the formal (third-person) imperative. For informal 'tu' use 'chiudi'.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Is chiudere a regular verb?

No — chiudere is an irregular Italian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does chiudere mean?

chiudere is a Italian verb meaning "to close".