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spolverare

to dust


Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Presente

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

iospolvero
tuspolveri
lui/leispolvera
noispolveriamo
voispolverate
lorospolverano

Io spolvero la scrivania ogni giorno.

I dust the desk every day.

Loro spolverano le mensole del soggiorno.

They dust the shelves in the living room.

2.

Passato Prossimo

Recently completed actions with present relevance.

ioho spolverato
tuhai spolverato
lui/leiha spolverato
noiabbiamo spolverato
voiavete spolverato
lorohanno spolverato

Ieri ho spolverato tutta la casa.

Yesterday I dusted the whole house.

Abbiamo spolverato i libri prima di metterli in ordine.

We dusted the books before putting them in order.

3.

Imperfetto

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

iospolveravo
tuspolveravi
lui/leispolverava
noispolveravamo
voispolveravate
lorospolveravano

Quando ero bambino, spolveravo sempre la mia stanza.

When I was a child, I always dusted my room.

Mia madre spolverava i mobili ogni domenica.

My mother dusted the furniture every Sunday.

4.

Futuro Semplice

Future events, predictions, and conjectures.

iospolvererò
tuspolvererai
lui/leispolvererà
noispolvereremo
voispolvererete
lorospolvereranno

Domani spolvererò il soggiorno.

Tomorrow I will dust the living room.

Loro spolvereranno la cucina prima di cena.

They will dust the kitchen before dinner.

5.

Condizionale Presente

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and wishes.

iospolvererei
tuspolvereresti
lui/leispolvererebbe
noispolvereremmo
voispolverereste
lorospolvererebbero

Se avessi tempo, spolvererei la mia stanza.

If I had time, I would dust my room.

Loro spolvererebbero la casa se non fossero stanchi.

They would dust the house if they weren't tired.

6.

Congiuntivo Presente

Doubt, opinion, desire, and necessity in subordinate clauses.

iospolveri
tuspolveri
lui/leispolveri
noispolveriamo
voispolveriate
lorospolverino

È importante che io spolveri la scrivania.

It is important that I dust the desk.

Spero che loro spolverino prima della visita.

I hope that they dust before the visit.

7.

Congiuntivo Imperfetto

Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical se-clauses, and polite suggestions.

iospolverassi
tuspolverassi
lui/leispolverasse
noispolverassimo
voispolveraste
lorospolverassero

Se solo spolverassi più spesso, la casa sarebbe più pulita.

If only I dusted more often, the house would be cleaner.

Era necessario che lui spolverasse prima dell'arrivo degli ospiti.

It was necessary that he dusted before the guests arrived.

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Common questions
Is "spolverare" regular or irregular in Italian?
"spolverare" is a regular 1st verb in Italian. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "spolverare" in the present tense?
In the Presente, "spolverare" conjugates as: spolvero, spolveri, spolveriamo, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "spolverare" in Italian?
In the Passato Prossimo, "spolverare" conjugates as: ho spolverato, hai spolverato, abbiamo spolverato, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "spolverare" in Italian?
"spolverare" (to dust) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Italian.