The Italian verb salire means "to go up". 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 salire is io salgo, tu sali, lui/lei sale, noi saliamo, voi salite, loro salgono. It is irregular: 2 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ire pattern. Its gerund is salendo and its past participle is salito. Its compound tenses are formed with essere. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ire pattern.
| io | salgo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sali | |
| lui/ | sale | |
| noi | saliamo | |
| voi | salite | |
| loro | salgono (irregular) |
| io | sono salito |
|---|---|
| tu | sei salito |
| lui/ | è salito |
| noi | siamo saliti |
| voi | siete saliti |
| loro | sono saliti |
| io | salivo |
|---|---|
| tu | salivi |
| lui/ | saliva |
| noi | salivamo |
| voi | salivate |
| loro | salivano |
| io | salirò |
|---|---|
| tu | salirai |
| lui/ | salirà |
| noi | saliremo |
| voi | salirete |
| loro | saliranno |
| io | salirei |
|---|---|
| tu | saliresti |
| lui/ | salirebbe |
| noi | saliremmo |
| voi | salireste |
| loro | salirebbero |
| che io | salga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| che tu | salga (irregular) |
| che lui/ | salga (irregular) |
| che noi | saliamo |
| che voi | saliate |
| che loro | salgano (irregular) |
| tu | sali |
|---|---|
| Lei | salga (irregular) |
| noi | saliamo |
| voi | salite |
| loro | salgano (irregular) |
Salire is irregular. The present has salgo and salgono, while the other forms include sali and sale. The present subjunctive and formal imperative use salga and salgano.
Lingo7 is an app for reading books in Italian with a translation under every sentence and audio, so the forms in these tables come back in context.
Salire is irregular. Its present forms include salgo and salgono, unlike the regular pattern shown by forms such as sali and sale.
The forms are salga, salga, salga, saliamo, saliate, salgano. The first, second, third, and sixth persons use salga or salgano.
Salire uses essere as its auxiliary. Its past participle is salito, with forms such as sono salito and siamo saliti.