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ustionare

to burn


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.

ioustiono
tuustioni
lui/leiustiona
noiustioniamo
voiustionate
loroustionano

Attenzione, non ustionare la mano sul fornello.

Be careful not to burn your hand on the stove.

Ustiono sempre la carne quando la cucino.

I always burn the meat when I cook it.

2.

Passato Prossimo

Recently completed actions with present relevance.

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

Ieri ho ustionato il pollo nel forno.

Yesterday I burned the chicken in the oven.

Abbiamo ustionato le patate sulla griglia.

We burned the potatoes on the grill.

3.

Imperfetto

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

ioustionavo
tuustionavi
lui/leiustionava
noiustionavamo
voiustionavate
loroustionavano

Quando ero bambino, ustionavo spesso le dita.

When I was a child, I often burned my fingers.

Mentre cucinava, ustionava sempre qualcosa.

While he was cooking, he always burned something.

4.

Futuro Semplice

Future events, predictions, and conjectures.

ioustionerò
tuustionerai
lui/leiustionerà
noiustioneremo
voiustionerete
loroustioneranno

Domani ustionerò la pizza se non faccio attenzione.

Tomorrow I will burn the pizza if I'm not careful.

Se non stai attento, ustionerai il tuo cibo.

If you're not careful, you will burn your food.

5.

Condizionale Presente

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and wishes.

ioustionerei
tuustioneresti
lui/leiustionerebbe
noiustioneremmo
voiustionereste
loroustionerebbero

Se avessi un po' di fretta, ustionerei il cibo.

If I were in a hurry, I would burn the food.

Io ustionerei la carne se non controllassi il tempo.

I would burn the meat if I didn't check the time.

6.

Congiuntivo Presente

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

ioustioni
tuustioni
lui/leiustioni
noiustioniamo
voiustioniate
loroustionino

Spero che non ustioni il suo piatto.

I hope that he doesn't burn his dish.

È importante che tu non ustioni le mani.

It's important that you don't burn your hands.

7.

Congiuntivo Imperfetto

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

ioustionassi
tuustionassi
lui/leiustionasse
noiustionassimo
voiustionaste
loroustionassero

Se solo non avessi ustionato il dolce, sarebbe stato perfetto.

If only I hadn't burned the dessert, it would have been perfect.

Se lui ustionasse il cibo, sarebbe un disastro.

If he were to burn the food, it would be a disaster.

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