The Italian verb indicare means "to indicate". 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 indicare is io indico, tu indichi, lui/lei indica, noi indichiamo, voi indicate, loro indicano. It counts as a regular -are verb, though 23 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 | indico | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | indichi (irregular) | |
| lui/ | indica | |
| noi | indichiamo (irregular) | |
| voi | indicate | |
| loro | indicano |
| io | ho indicato |
|---|---|
| tu | hai indicato |
| lui/ | ha indicato |
| noi | abbiamo indicato |
| voi | avete indicato |
| loro | hanno indicato |
| io | indicavo |
|---|---|
| tu | indicavi |
| lui/ | indicava |
| noi | indicavamo |
| voi | indicavate |
| loro | indicavano |
| io | indicherò (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | indicherai (irregular) |
| lui/ | indicherà (irregular) |
| noi | indicheremo (irregular) |
| voi | indicherete (irregular) |
| loro | indicheranno (irregular) |
| io | indicherei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | indicheresti (irregular) |
| lui/ | indicherebbe (irregular) |
| noi | indicheremmo (irregular) |
| voi | indichereste (irregular) |
| loro | indicherebbero (irregular) |
| che io | indichi (irregular) |
|---|---|
| che tu | indichi (irregular) |
| che lui/ | indichi (irregular) |
| che noi | indichiamo (irregular) |
| che voi | indichiate (irregular) |
| che loro | indichino (irregular) |
| tu | indica |
|---|---|
| Lei | indichi (irregular) |
| noi | indichiamo (irregular) |
| voi | indicate |
| loro | indichino (irregular) |
Indicare is regular, with spelling changes only. The letter h appears in indichi, indichiamo, indicherò, and indicherei to preserve the hard c sound.
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Yes, indicare is regular, with spelling changes only. Its forms follow the regular -are pattern while adding h where needed.
The h preserves the hard c sound before i and e. The table shows indichi, indichiamo, and indicherò.
The gerund is indicando and the past participle is indicato. The passato prossimo uses avere, as in ho indicato.