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B2 Conjugation Grammar

The imperfect subjunctive: irregular verbs

by Alessio · teacher of Italian as a foreign language, ITALS master’s

Conjugate the irregular verbs in the imperfect subjunctive, one at a time: write every person, then check.

What's in this exercise

“The imperfect subjunctive: irregular verbs” is an Italian exercise at B2 level with 10 verbs to conjugate. All the forms are listed below in Italian, with the English translation of each verb.

Verbs, forms and the English translation (10)
comporreto compose
componessi · componesse · componessimo · componeste · componessero
proporreto propose, to suggest
proponessi · proponesse · proponessimo · proponeste · proponessero
produrreto produce
producessi · producesse · producessimo · produceste · producessero
tradurreto translate
traducessi · traducesse · traducessimo · traduceste · traducessero
bereto drink
bevessi · bevesse · bevessimo · beveste · bevessero
direto say
dicessi · dicesse · dicessimo · diceste · dicessero
fareto do (to make)
facessi · facesse · facessimo · faceste · facessero
stareto stay, to be
stessi · stesse · stessimo · steste · stessero
dareto give
dessi · desse · dessimo · deste · dessero
essereto be
fossi · fosse · fossimo · foste · fossero

The rule: imperfect and past subjunctive

The subjunctive leaves the present: pensavo che fosse un’aria di Verdi (imperfect), temo che il tenore abbia stonato (past). The golden rule: the tense of the main clause drags the subjunctive’s tense along.

The forms

cant-AREessereavere
che io / tucantassifossiavessi
che lui / leicantassefosseavesse
che noicantassimofossimoavessimo
che voicantastefosteaveste
che lorocantasserofosseroavessero
The past subjunctive is compound: che abbia cantato, che sia arrivata. Imperfect irregulars: fossi (essere), dessi (dare), stessi (stare), facessi (fare), dicessi (dire), bevessi (bere).

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