Succedere conjugation

to take the place, to succeed; to fall heir to; to be inherited by; to follow in order

  • Irregular
  • Group: -ere (second conjugation)
  • Auxiliary: essere
  • #36 most frequent
  • Infinito
    succedere
  • Participio passato
    successo
  • Gerundio
    succedendo
  • Ausiliare
    essere

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

Indicativo

Presente

present

lui/lei succede

Passato prossimo

present perfect / simple past

lui/lei è successo

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

Imperfetto

imperfect

lui/lei succedeva

Trapassato prossimo

past perfect

lui/lei era successo

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

Futuro semplice

simple future

lui/lei succederà

Futuro anteriore

future perfect

lui/lei sarà successo

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

Passato remoto

preterite (historic past)

lui/lei successe

Trapassato remoto

preterite perfect

lui/lei fu successo

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

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente

present subjunctive

lui/lei succeda

Congiuntivo passato

past subjunctive

lui/lei sia successo

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

Congiuntivo imperfetto

imperfect subjunctive

lui/lei succedesse

Congiuntivo trapassato

pluperfect subjunctive

lui/lei fosse successo

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

Condizionale

Condizionale presente

present conditional

lui/lei succederebbe

Condizionale passato

past conditional

lui/lei sarebbe successo

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

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