Verb

andare

to go

Auxiliary: essere

'andare' is an irregular verb of motion; it forms compound tenses with the auxiliary 'essere', so its past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject.

Vado a scuola ogni mattina.

I go to school every morning.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

io vado

I go

Vado al lavoro in bicicletta.

I go to work by bike.

tu vai

you go

Vai spesso al cinema?

Do you often go to the cinema?

lui/lei va

he/she goes

Mia sorella va all'università.

My sister goes to university.

noi andiamo

we go

Stasera andiamo a teatro.

Tonight we are going to the theatre.

voi andate

you (plural) go

Dove andate in vacanza quest'anno?

Where are you going on holiday this year?

loro vanno

they go

I bambini vanno a dormire presto.

The children go to bed early.

Imperfetto

Imperfect

io andavo

I was going / used to go

Da bambino andavo al mare ogni estate.

As a child I used to go to the sea every summer.

tu andavi

you were going / used to go

Prima andavi in palestra tutti i giorni.

You used to go to the gym every day.

lui/lei andava

he/she was going / used to go

Ogni domenica andava dai nonni.

Every Sunday she used to go to her grandparents.

noi andavamo

we were going / used to go

Da studenti andavamo spesso in biblioteca.

As students we often went to the library.

voi andavate

you (plural) were going / used to go

Da giovani andavate a ballare ogni sabato.

When you were young you went dancing every Saturday.

loro andavano

they were going / used to go

I miei genitori andavano a lavorare a piedi.

My parents used to go to work on foot.

Passato prossimo

Present Perfect

io sono andato/a

I went / have gone

Ieri sono andato dal medico.

Yesterday I went to the doctor.

tu sei andato/a

you went / have gone

Sei andato alla festa di Marco?

Did you go to Marco's party?

lui/lei è andato/a

he/she went / has gone

Anna è andata a Roma per lavoro.

Anna went to Rome for work.

noi siamo andati/e

we went / have gone

Siamo andati in montagna nel weekend.

We went to the mountains at the weekend.

voi siete andati/e

you (plural) went / have gone

Siete andati a vedere la partita?

Did you go to see the match?

loro sono andati/e

they went / have gone

I turisti sono andati al museo.

The tourists went to the museum.

Trapassato prossimo

Past Perfect

io ero andato/a

I had gone

Quando hai chiamato, ero già andato via.

When you called, I had already left.

tu eri andato/a

you had gone

Eri andato a dormire prima della fine del film.

You had gone to sleep before the end of the film.

lui/lei era andato/a

he/she had gone

Lei era andata via prima che arrivassimo.

She had gone away before we arrived.

noi eravamo andati/e

we had gone

Eravamo andati a casa perché pioveva.

We had gone home because it was raining.

voi eravate andati/e

you (plural) had gone

Eravate già andati quando ho telefonato.

You had already gone when I phoned.

loro erano andati/e

they had gone

Gli ospiti erano andati via a mezzanotte.

The guests had gone away at midnight.

Futuro semplice

Future

io andrò

I will go

Domani andrò a comprare il pane.

Tomorrow I will go to buy bread.

tu andrai

you will go

Andrai in Italia l'estate prossima?

Will you go to Italy next summer?

lui/lei andrà

he/she will go

Mio fratello andrà a vivere a Milano.

My brother will go to live in Milan.

noi andremo

we will go

Sabato andremo a trovare i nostri amici.

On Saturday we will go to visit our friends.

voi andrete

you (plural) will go

Andrete alla conferenza di domani?

Will you go to tomorrow's conference?

loro andranno

they will go

I ragazzi andranno al concerto insieme.

The boys will go to the concert together.

Condizionale

Condizionale presente

Conditional

io andrei

I would go

Andrei volentieri al mare con te.

I would gladly go to the seaside with you.

tu andresti

you would go

Andresti a prendere i biglietti per me?

Would you go to get the tickets for me?

lui/lei andrebbe

he/she would go

Lei andrebbe in vacanza più spesso, se potesse.

She would go on holiday more often if she could.

noi andremmo

we would go

Andremmo a piedi, ma è troppo lontano.

We would go on foot, but it is too far.

voi andreste

you (plural) would go

Andreste a vivere all'estero?

Would you go to live abroad?

loro andrebbero

they would go

Andrebbero al parco se non facesse freddo.

They would go to the park if it were not cold.

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente

Present Subjunctive

io vada

(that) I go

Vuole che io vada subito a casa.

He wants me to go home right away.

tu vada

(that) you go

È meglio che tu vada dal dottore.

It is better that you go to the doctor.

lui/lei vada

(that) he/she go

Spero che lei vada d'accordo con tutti.

I hope that she gets along with everyone.

noi andiamo

(that) we go

Bisogna che andiamo via prima delle otto.

It is necessary that we leave before eight.

voi andiate

(that) you (plural) go

Preferisco che andiate voi al mercato.

I prefer that you go to the market.

loro vadano

(that) they go

Non credo che vadano spesso al ristorante.

I do not think that they often go to the restaurant.

Congiuntivo imperfetto

Imperfect Subjunctive

io andassi

(that) I went

Se andassi in palestra, starei meglio.

If I went to the gym, I would feel better.

tu andassi

(that) you went

Vorrei che tu andassi con me alla riunione.

I would like you to go with me to the meeting.

lui/lei andasse

(that) he/she went

Sarebbe bello se lei andasse a trovarci.

It would be nice if she came to visit us.

noi andassimo

(that) we went

Pensavo che andassimo tutti insieme.

I thought that we were all going together.

voi andaste

(that) you (plural) went

Se andaste più piano, non vi stanchereste.

If you went slower, you would not get tired.

loro andassero

(that) they went

Speravo che andassero via presto.

I hoped that they would leave early.

Imperativo

Imperative

tu va' / vai

go!

Vai a lavarti le mani!

Go and wash your hands!

Lei vada

go! (formal)

Vada sempre dritto fino al semaforo.

Go straight ahead to the traffic light.

noi andiamo

let's go!

Andiamo, siamo già in ritardo!

Let's go, we are already late!

voi andate

go! (plural)

Andate avanti, vi raggiungo dopo.

Go ahead, I'll catch up with you later.