Meaning
to pray; beg
- to pray
- to beg, to ask earnestly
In a sentence
Ogni sera prego prima di andare a letto.
Every evening I pray before going to bed.
Ti prego, aspetta ancora due minuti.
Please, wait another two minutes.
Hai pregato per il tuo esame ieri?
Did you pray for your exam yesterday?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pregare | infinitive |
| preghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| prego | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| pregate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| preghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pregano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| prega | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pregavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pregavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pregavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pregavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pregavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pregava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pregammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| pregai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| pregaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| pregasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| pregarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| pregò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| pregheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| pregherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| pregherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| pregherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| pregheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| pregherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| preghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| preghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| preghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| preghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| preghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| preghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| pregassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| pregassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| pregaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| pregassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| pregassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| pregasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| pregheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| pregherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| preghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| pregheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| pregherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| pregherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| preghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| pregate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| prega | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| pregando | gerund |
| pregato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'pregare' for religious prayer or humble requests. For casual asking, use 'chiedere'.
- Always use 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho pregato').
- Common mistake: confusing 'pregare' (to pray/beg) with 'pregare di' (to ask/beg *to do something*).