abbandonare — Italian conjugation
to abandon
Indicative
Present (Presente) Regular
The presente covers habits, ongoing situations, and plans about to start — much like English “I study” and “I am studying”. One present tense does both in Italian.
Lavora da casa tre giorni a settimana.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | abbandono | I abandon |
| tu | abbandoni | you abandon |
| lui/lei | abbandona | he/she/it abandons |
| noi | abbandoniamo | we abandon |
| voi | abbandonate | you (pl.) abandon |
| loro | abbandonano | they abandon |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Regular
The passato remoto tells a completed, narrative past, especially in the south and in literature. The passato prossimo is the normal spoken past in the north, so you choose register and region, not a difference in time alone.
Quella sera arrivò tardi, senza alibi.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | abbandonai | I abandoned |
| tu | abbandonasti | you abandoned |
| lui/lei | abbandonò | he/she/it abandoned |
| noi | abbandonammo | we abandoned |
| voi | abbandonaste | you (pl.) abandoned |
| loro | abbandonarono | they abandoned |
Imperfect (Imperfetto) Regular
The imperfetto is for incomplete past actions, context, and repeated or habitual situations without a clear end. The passato prossimo, not the remoto, is its usual “event” partner in speech.
Da bambina passavo le estati al mare.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | abbandonavo |
| tu | abbandonavi |
| lui/lei | abbandonava |
| noi | abbandonavamo |
| voi | abbandonavate |
| loro | abbandonavano |
Conditional (Condizionale) Regular
The condizionale is for polite “would you…”, first-condition hypotheticals, and reported future from a past point of view. The classic if-chain is se + imperfetto → condizionale.
Potresti alzare un poco la voce?
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | abbandonerei | I would abandon |
| tu | abbandoneresti | you would abandon |
| lui/lei | abbandonerebbe | he/she/it would abandon |
| noi | abbandoneremmo | we would abandon |
| voi | abbandonereste | you (pl.) would abandon |
| loro | abbandonerebbero | they would abandon |
Future (Futuro semplice) Regular
The futuro semplice is for predictions and far decisions. In speech you often hear the present (with a time adverb) or a paraphrase, and a famous trick is the futuro di probabilità for a present guess: saranno le tre.
Domani partiremo all'alba.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | abbandonerò | I will abandon |
| tu | abbandonerai | you will abandon |
| lui/lei | abbandonerà | he/she/it will abandon |
| noi | abbandoneremo | we will abandon |
| voi | abbandonerete | you (pl.) will abandon |
| loro | abbandoneranno | they will abandon |
Present perfect (Passato prossimo) Regular
The passato prossimo is the workhorse preterit-like past in the north and in everyday Italian: avere/essere + participle, essere for reflexives, motion, and other change-of-state patterns.
Siamo andati a piedi, poi abbiamo preso l'autobus.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | ho abbandonato | I have abandoned |
| tu | hai abbandonato | you have abandoned |
| lui/lei | ha abbandonato | he/she/it has abandoned |
| noi | abbiamo abbandonato | we have abandoned |
| voi | avete abbandonato | you (pl.) have abandoned |
| loro | hanno abbandonato | they have abandoned |
Pluperfect (Trapassato prossimo) Regular
The trapassato prossimo is “further in the past than another past” — the Italian pluperfect. It pairs with a main past clause to mark sequence.
Avevamo già mangiato quando suonò il telefono.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avevo abbandonato | I had abandoned |
| tu | avevi abbandonato | you had abandoned |
| lui/lei | aveva abbandonato | he/she/it had abandoned |
| noi | avevamo abbandonato | we had abandoned |
| voi | avevate abbandonato | you (pl.) had abandoned |
| loro | avevano abbandonato | they had abandoned |
Conditional perfect (Condizionale passato) Regular
The condizionale passato is for unreal or missed past results and often appears with se + trapassato prossimo in the protasis.
Avrei accettato, se mi avessero avvisato in tempo.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | avrei abbandonato |
| tu | avresti abbandonato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe abbandonato |
| noi | avremmo abbandonato |
| voi | avreste abbandonato |
| loro | avrebbero abbandonato |
Future perfect (Futuro anteriore) Regular
The futuro anteriore says something will already be over before a still-later future, or, like the French, can express a logical guess about a past result.
Entro le cinque, avrà già lasciato l'ufficio.
| Pronoun | Italian | English |
|---|---|---|
| io | avrò abbandonato | I will have abandoned |
| tu | avrai abbandonato | you will have abandoned |
| lui/lei | avrà abbandonato | he/she/it will have abandoned |
| noi | avremo abbandonato | we will have abandoned |
| voi | avrete abbandonato | you (pl.) will have abandoned |
| loro | avranno abbandonato | they will have abandoned |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Regular
The congiuntivo presente is required after many verbs and fixed phrases of will, fear, purpose, and doubt. Impersonal and semi-impersonal triggers (è importante che) also force the subjunctive mood.
Penso che sia la scelta giusta.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | abbandoni |
| tu | abbandoni |
| lui/lei | abbandoni |
| noi | abbandoniamo |
| voi | abbandoniate |
| loro | abbandonino |
Imperfect subjunctive (Congiuntivo imperfetto) Regular
The congiuntivo imperfetto is the past of the congiuntivo system after a past matrix clause and in se + congi. imperf. → condizionale with unreal conditions.
Se avessi più tempo, viaggerei ogni mese.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| io | abbandonassi |
| tu | abbandonassi |
| lui/lei | abbandonasse |
| noi | abbandonassimo |
| voi | abbandonaste |
| loro | abbandonassero |
Other forms
Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo) Regular
The affirmative imperativo reuses the tu form as 3sg for -are verbs, while other conjugations use the normal tu present. It is the direct command register.
Raccontami com'è andata l'esame.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | abbandona |
| lui/lei | abbandoni |
| noi | abbandoniamo |
| voi | abbandonate |
| loro | abbandonino |
Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular
Negative commands use non + full infinitive in modern Italian, which is a distinctive rule compared to other Romance languages. Polite or indirect “please don’t” can still soften the tone in context.
Non aprire quella finestra, per favore.
| Pronoun | Italian |
|---|---|
| tu | non abbandonare |
| lui/lei | non abbandoni |
| noi | non abbandoniamo |
| voi | non abbandonate |
| loro | non abbandonino |