Conjugation of guardare in Italian
guardareto watch, to look atregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| io | guardo | |
| tu | guardi | |
| lui/lei/Lei | guarda | |
| noi | guardiamo | |
| voi | guardate | |
| loro/Loro | guardano |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- tu
guardasguardiItalian verbs do not take a Spanish-style -s ending in the tu form.
Passato prossimopresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho guardato | |
| tu | hai guardato | |
| lui/lei/Lei | ha guardato | |
| noi | abbiamo guardato | |
| voi | avete guardato | |
| loro/Loro | hanno guardato |
Common mistakes in the Passato prossimo
- lui/lei/Lei
ha guardaatoha guardatoAvoid doubling the vowel; the past participle is guardato.
Imperfettoimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| io | guardavo | |
| tu | guardavi | |
| lui/lei/Lei | guardava | |
| noi | guardavamo | |
| voi | guardavate | |
| loro/Loro | guardavano |
Futuro semplicefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| io | guarderò | |
| tu | guarderai | |
| lui/lei/Lei | guarderà | |
| noi | guarderemo | |
| voi | guarderete | |
| loro/Loro | guarderanno |
Common mistakes in the Futuro semplice
- io
guardaroguarderòThe future tense needs the accented ending: guarderò.
Condizionale presenteconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| io | guarderei | |
| tu | guarderesti | |
| lui/lei/Lei | guarderebbe | |
| noi | guarderemmo | |
| voi | guardereste | |
| loro/Loro | guarderebbero |
Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| io | guardi | |
| tu | guardi | |
| lui/lei/Lei | guardi | |
| noi | guardiamo | |
| voi | guardiate | |
| loro/Loro | guardino |
Common mistakes in the Congiuntivo presente
- loro/Loro
guardanoguardinoThe present subjunctive for loro is guardino, not the present indicative guardano.
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | guarda | |
| noi | guardiamo | |
| voi | guardate |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tu
guardiguardaThe tu imperative uses the bare stem: guarda.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| io | guardando | |
| tu | guardando | |
| lui/lei/Lei | guardando | |
| noi | guardando | |
| voi | guardando | |
| loro/Loro | guardando |
guardare — frequently asked questions
Is guardare a regular verb?
Yes — guardare is a regular Italian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does guardare mean?
guardare is a Italian verb meaning "to watch, to look at".