Italian verb

Conjugation of guidare

The Italian verb guidare means "to drive, guide". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.

Meaning
to drive, guide
Type
Regular -are verb
Auxiliary
avere
Gerund
guidando
Past participle
guidato
Quick answer

The present tense of guidare is io guido, tu guidi, lui/lei guida, noi guidiamo, voi guidate, loro guidano. It is a regular -are verb, so every tense takes the standard -are endings. Its gerund is guidando and its past participle is guidato. Its compound tenses are formed with avere. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.

Present tense of guidare

Present Presente
io guido
tu guidi
lui/lei guida
noi guidiamo
voi guidate
loro guidano

More tenses of guidare

Present perfect Passato prossimo
io ho guidato
tu hai guidato
lui/lei ha guidato
noi abbiamo guidato
voi avete guidato
loro hanno guidato
Imperfect Imperfetto
io guidavo
tu guidavi
lui/lei guidava
noi guidavamo
voi guidavate
loro guidavano
Future Futuro semplice
io guiderò
tu guiderai
lui/lei guiderà
noi guideremo
voi guiderete
loro guideranno
Conditional Condizionale presente
io guiderei
tu guideresti
lui/lei guiderebbe
noi guideremmo
voi guidereste
loro guiderebbero
Present subjunctive Congiuntivo presente
che io guidi
che tu guidi
che lui/lei guidi
che noi guidiamo
che voi guidiate
che loro guidino
Imperative Imperativo
tu guida
Lei guidi
noi guidiamo
voi guidate
loro guidino

Notes on guidare

Guidare is regular. It follows the regular -are pattern, with forms such as guido, guidavo, guiderò, and guidato.

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Example sentences with guidare

  • Guido ogni giorno fino al lavoro. I drive to work every day.
  • Ieri abbiamo guidato per tre ore. Yesterday we drove for three hours.
  • Da bambino guidavo spesso con mio padre. As a child, I often drove with my father.
  • Domani guiderai fino alla stazione. Tomorrow you will drive to the station.

Frequently asked questions

Is guidare a regular Italian verb?

Yes, guidare is regular. Its forms follow the regular -are model, as shown by guido, guidavo, and guiderò.

What are the present subjunctive forms of guidare?

The forms are guidi, guidi, guidi, guidiamo, guidiate, and guidino.

What are the past participle and auxiliary of guidare?

The past participle is guidato, and the auxiliary is avere. The passato prossimo uses forms such as ho guidato and abbiamo guidato.