Capitare conjugation

to happen; to turn up, to arise, to occur; to come, to get to, to chance, to end up

  • Irregular
  • Group: -are (first conjugation)
  • Auxiliary: essere
  • #98 most frequent
  • Infinito
    capitare
  • Participio passato
    capitato
  • Gerundio
    capitando
  • Ausiliare
    essere

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

Indicativo

Presente

present

lui/lei capita

Passato prossimo

present perfect / simple past

lui/lei è capitato

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

Imperfetto

imperfect

lui/lei capitava

Trapassato prossimo

past perfect

lui/lei era capitato

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

Futuro semplice

simple future

lui/lei capiterà

Futuro anteriore

future perfect

lui/lei sarà capitato

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

Passato remoto

preterite (historic past)

lui/lei capitò

Trapassato remoto

preterite perfect

lui/lei fu capitato

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

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente

present subjunctive

lui/lei capiti

Congiuntivo passato

past subjunctive

lui/lei sia capitato

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

Congiuntivo imperfetto

imperfect subjunctive

lui/lei capitasse

Congiuntivo trapassato

pluperfect subjunctive

lui/lei fosse capitato

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

Condizionale

Condizionale presente

present conditional

lui/lei capiterebbe

Condizionale passato

past conditional

lui/lei sarebbe capitato

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

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