Piovere conjugation

to rain; to drip; to fall

  • Irregular
  • Group: -ere (second conjugation)
  • Auxiliary: essere
  • #496 most frequent
  • Infinito
    piovere
  • Participio passato
    piovuto
  • Gerundio
    piovendo
  • Ausiliare
    essere

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

Indicativo

Presente

present

lui/lei piove

Passato prossimo

present perfect / simple past

lui/lei è piovuto

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

Imperfetto

imperfect

lui/lei pioveva

Trapassato prossimo

past perfect

lui/lei era piovuto

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

Futuro semplice

simple future

lui/lei pioverà

Futuro anteriore

future perfect

lui/lei sarà piovuto

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

Passato remoto

preterite (historic past)

lui/lei piovve

Trapassato remoto

preterite perfect

lui/lei fu piovuto

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

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente

present subjunctive

lui/lei piova

Congiuntivo passato

past subjunctive

lui/lei sia piovuto

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

Congiuntivo imperfetto

imperfect subjunctive

lui/lei piovesse

Congiuntivo trapassato

pluperfect subjunctive

lui/lei fosse piovuto

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

Condizionale

Condizionale presente

present conditional

lui/lei pioverebbe

Condizionale passato

past conditional

lui/lei sarebbe piovuto

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

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