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Conjugation of scusare in Italian

scusareto excuse / to apologizeregular

Presente

Actions happening now or habitually.

Presente of scusare
PersonConjugation
ioscuso
tuscusi
lui/lei/Leiscusa
noiscusiamo
voiscusate
loro/Loroscusano

Passato prossimopresent perfect

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Passato prossimo of scusare
PersonConjugation
ioho scusato
tuhai scusato
lui/lei/Leiha scusato
noiabbiamo scusato
voiavete scusato
loro/Lorohanno scusato

Common mistakes in the Passato prossimo

  • iosono scusatoho scusatoLearners sometimes use 'essere' (sono scusato). For transitive 'scusare' use avere: 'ho scusato'. 'Sono scusato' would be passive or refer to 'scusarsi'.
  • tusei scusatohai scusatoSame issue: use the auxiliary avere (hai scusato) for the active passato prossimo of scusare.

Imperfettoimperfect

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Imperfetto of scusare
PersonConjugation
ioscusavo
tuscusavi
lui/lei/Leiscusava
noiscusavamo
voiscusavate
loro/Loroscusavano

Futuro semplicefuture

Actions that will happen.

Futuro semplice of scusare
PersonConjugation
ioscuserò
tuscuserai
lui/lei/Leiscuserà
noiscuseremo
voiscuserete
loro/Loroscuseranno

Common mistakes in the Futuro semplice

  • ioscuseroscuseròMissing accent: the correct first-person future is 'scuserò' (with ò).

Condizionale presenteconditional

Actions that would happen under some condition.

Condizionale presente of scusare
PersonConjugation
ioscuserei
tuscuseresti
lui/lei/Leiscuserebbe
noiscuseremmo
voiscusereste
loro/Loroscuserebbero

Congiuntivo presentepresent subjunctive

Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.

Congiuntivo presente of scusare
PersonConjugation
ioscusi
tuscusi
lui/lei/Leiscusi
noiscusiamo
voiscusiate
loro/Loroscusino

Imperativoimperative

Commands and requests.

Imperativo of scusare
PersonConjugation
tuscusa
lui/lei/Leiscusi
noiscusiamo
voiscusate
loro/Loroscusino

Common mistakes in the Imperativo

  • tuscusiscusaConfusion between formal and informal: 'scusa' is the informal (tu) imperative; 'scusi' is formal (Lei).

Gerundio

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

Gerundio of scusare
PersonConjugation
ioscusando
tuscusando
lui/lei/Leiscusando
noiscusando
voiscusando
loro/Loroscusando

scusare — frequently asked questions

Is scusare a regular verb?
Yes — scusare is a regular Italian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does scusare mean?
scusare is a Italian verb meaning "to excuse / to apologize".