Italian words · level A1
guardare
A1·Verb·v. tr. (avere)
Guardare in English
Guardare means «to look at (to watch)».
The Italian explanation, word by word:
Guardare significa «rivolgere lo sguardo verso qualcosa».
The explanation below is in Italian on purpose: it is written for level A1, and it is the first real Italian you read here.
How to use guardare
Guardo un film stasera.
- Type
- transitive
- Auxiliary
- avere
How to conjugate guardare
| presente | passato prossimo | imperfetto | futuro semplice | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| io | guardo | ho guardato | guardavo | guarderò |
| tu | guardi | hai guardato | guardavi | guarderai |
| lui, lei | guarda | ha guardato | guardava | guarderà |
| noi | guardiamo | abbiamo guardato | guardavamo | guarderemo |
| voi | guardate | avete guardato | guardavate | guarderete |
| loro | guardano | hanno guardato | guardavano | guarderanno |
Past participle: guardato. The other tenses are on the grammar pages.
Exercise
Which sentence does Guardo belong in? Fill in both, then check:
- la televisione dal divano.
- la radio in macchina, mentre guido.
Nella seconda frase ci va ascolto: la radio si ascolta, la televisione si guarda.
The explanation is in Italian, like the sentences.
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