Accadere conjugation

to happen

  • Irregular
  • Group: -ere (second conjugation)
  • Auxiliary: essere
  • #183 most frequent
  • Infinito
    accadere
  • Participio passato
    accaduto
  • Gerundio
    accadendo
  • Ausiliare
    essere

Accadere is an irregular -ere verb. Its compound tenses are built with essere plus the past participle accaduto, which agrees with the subject in gender and number.

Indicativo

Presente

present

lui/lei accade

Passato prossimo

present perfect / simple past

lui/lei è accaduto

Built with essere, so the participle agrees with the subject. The feminine forms are shown alongside.

Imperfetto

imperfect

lui/lei accadeva

Trapassato prossimo

past perfect

lui/lei era accaduto

Built with essere, so the participle agrees with the subject. The feminine forms are shown alongside.

Futuro semplice

simple future

lui/lei accadrà

Futuro anteriore

future perfect

lui/lei sarà accaduto

Built with essere, so the participle agrees with the subject. The feminine forms are shown alongside.

Passato remoto

preterite (historic past)

lui/lei accadde

Trapassato remoto

preterite perfect

lui/lei fu accaduto

Built with essere, so the participle agrees with the subject. The feminine forms are shown alongside.

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente

present subjunctive

lui/lei accada

Congiuntivo passato

past subjunctive

lui/lei sia accaduto

Built with essere, so the participle agrees with the subject. The feminine forms are shown alongside.

Congiuntivo imperfetto

imperfect subjunctive

lui/lei accadesse

Congiuntivo trapassato

pluperfect subjunctive

lui/lei fosse accaduto

Built with essere, so the participle agrees with the subject. The feminine forms are shown alongside.

Condizionale

Condizionale presente

present conditional

lui/lei accadrebbe

Condizionale passato

past conditional

lui/lei sarebbe accaduto

Built with essere, so the participle agrees with the subject. The feminine forms are shown alongside.

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