guardare present subjunctive conjugation

Guardare (to watch; to look at) in the present subjunctive: guardi, guardi, guardi, guardiamo, guardiate, guardino.

Congiuntivo presente Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente of guardare
io
tu
lui/lei
noi
voi
loro

ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it

When to use the present subjunctive

The congiuntivo presente follows che after opinions, wishes, doubt and emotion: “Penso che sia vero.”

How it is formed

Regular endings: -are → i, i, i, iamo, iate, ino; -ere/-ire → a, a, a, iamo, iate, ano. The three singular forms are identical, so the subject pronoun is often kept.

Guardare is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.

Guardare in a sentence

  • Guardo la TV la sera.I watch TV in the evening.
  • Ho guardato un bel film ieri.I watched a good movie yesterday.

Takes direct object without preposition: guardare qualcosa/qualcuno.

FAQ

What is the present subjunctive of guardare?

Guardare in the Italian present subjunctive: io guardi, tu guardi, lui/lei guardi, noi guardiamo, voi guardiate, loro guardino.

Is guardare irregular in the present subjunctive?

No. In the present subjunctive guardare takes the regular endings for its verb class, so guardi follows the same pattern as any regular verb.

When do you use the Italian present subjunctive?

The congiuntivo presente follows che after opinions, wishes, doubt and emotion: “Penso che sia vero.”

How is the present subjunctive formed?

Regular endings: -are → i, i, i, iamo, iate, ino; -ere/-ire → a, a, a, iamo, iate, ano. The three singular forms are identical, so the subject pronoun is often kept.

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