The Italian verb cambiare means "to change". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of cambiare is io cambio, tu cambi, lui/lei cambia, noi cambiamo, voi cambiate, loro cambiano. It counts as a regular -are verb, though 11 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its compound tenses are formed with avere.
Forms in orange break the regular -are pattern.
| io | cambio | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | cambi (irregular) | |
| lui/ | cambia | |
| noi | cambiamo (irregular) | |
| voi | cambiate | |
| loro | cambiano |
| io | ho cambiato |
|---|---|
| tu | hai cambiato |
| lui/ | ha cambiato |
| noi | abbiamo cambiato |
| voi | avete cambiato |
| loro | hanno cambiato |
| io | cambiavo |
|---|---|
| tu | cambiavi |
| lui/ | cambiava |
| noi | cambiavamo |
| voi | cambiavate |
| loro | cambiavano |
| io | cambierò |
|---|---|
| tu | cambierai |
| lui/ | cambierà |
| noi | cambieremo |
| voi | cambierete |
| loro | cambieranno |
| io | cambierei |
|---|---|
| tu | cambieresti |
| lui/ | cambierebbe |
| noi | cambieremmo |
| voi | cambiereste |
| loro | cambierebbero |
| che io | cambi (irregular) |
|---|---|
| che tu | cambi (irregular) |
| che lui/ | cambi (irregular) |
| che noi | cambiamo (irregular) |
| che voi | cambiate (irregular) |
| che loro | cambino (irregular) |
| tu | cambia |
|---|---|
| Lei | cambi (irregular) |
| noi | cambiamo (irregular) |
| voi | cambiate |
| loro | cambino (irregular) |
Cambiare is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in present tu and noi, such as cambi and cambiamo, and in all present subjunctive forms, such as cambi and cambino. The formal imperative Lei and loro also use cambi and cambino.
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Cambiare is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -are model shown in the table.
The forms are cambi, cambi, cambi, cambiamo, cambiate, and cambino. The spelling change appears throughout this tense.
The past participle is cambiato, and the auxiliary is avere. The passato prossimo uses forms such as ho cambiato and abbiamo cambiato.