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Italian verb · irregular · first needed at elementary level (A2)

salire

to go up; to get on

Irregular in the present (). Takes when it means going up or getting on (), but with an object like the stairs ().

Speed:

Present

Presente

What happens now, usually, or in the near future.

iosalgo
tusali
lui / leisale
noisaliamo
voisalite
lorosalgono

Present perfect

Passato prossimo

Finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, last week or last year.

iosono salito/a
tusei salito/a
lui / leiè salito/a
noisiamo saliti/e
voisiete saliti/e
lorosono saliti/e

Imperfect

Imperfetto

Descriptions and habits in the past: what used to happen or was going on.

iosalivo
tusalivi
lui / leisaliva
noisalivamo
voisalivate
lorosalivano

Future

Futuro semplice

What will happen. Also used to guess about the present.

iosalirò
tusalirai
lui / leisalirà
noisaliremo
voisalirete
lorosaliranno

Conditional

Condizionale presente

What would happen, and polite requests and wishes.

iosalirei
tusaliresti
lui / leisalirebbe
noisaliremmo
voisalireste
lorosalirebbero

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente

After in phrases like , , .

iosalga
tusalga
lui / leisalga
noisaliamo
voisaliate
lorosalgano

Examples

  • Siamo saliti sul treno a Pisa.We got on the train in Pisa.
  • Sali in macchina, ti porto a casa.Get in the car, I'll take you home.
  • Prima di salire, convalidi il biglietto.Before you get on, validate your ticket.