abusare — Italian conjugation
to abuse, to misuse, to take advantage of
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 | abuso | I abuse |
| tu | abusi | you abuse |
| lui/lei | abusa | he/she/it abuses |
| noi | abusiamo | we abuse |
| voi | abusate | you (pl.) abuse |
| loro | abusano | they abuse |
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 | abusai | I abused |
| tu | abusasti | you abused |
| lui/lei | abusò | he/she/it abused |
| noi | abusammo | we abused |
| voi | abusaste | you (pl.) abused |
| loro | abusarono | they abused |
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 | abusavo |
| tu | abusavi |
| lui/lei | abusava |
| noi | abusavamo |
| voi | abusavate |
| loro | abusavano |
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 | abuserei | I would abuse |
| tu | abuseresti | you would abuse |
| lui/lei | abuserebbe | he/she/it would abuse |
| noi | abuseremmo | we would abuse |
| voi | abusereste | you (pl.) would abuse |
| loro | abuserebbero | they would abuse |
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 | abuserò | I will abuse |
| tu | abuserai | you will abuse |
| lui/lei | abuserà | he/she/it will abuse |
| noi | abuseremo | we will abuse |
| voi | abuserete | you (pl.) will abuse |
| loro | abuseranno | they will abuse |
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 abusato | I have abused |
| tu | hai abusato | you have abused |
| lui/lei | ha abusato | he/she/it has abused |
| noi | abbiamo abusato | we have abused |
| voi | avete abusato | you (pl.) have abused |
| loro | hanno abusato | they have abused |
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 abusato | I had abused |
| tu | avevi abusato | you had abused |
| lui/lei | aveva abusato | he/she/it had abused |
| noi | avevamo abusato | we had abused |
| voi | avevate abusato | you (pl.) had abused |
| loro | avevano abusato | they had abused |
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 abusato |
| tu | avresti abusato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe abusato |
| noi | avremmo abusato |
| voi | avreste abusato |
| loro | avrebbero abusato |
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 abusato | I will have abused |
| tu | avrai abusato | you will have abused |
| lui/lei | avrà abusato | he/she/it will have abused |
| noi | avremo abusato | we will have abused |
| voi | avrete abusato | you (pl.) will have abused |
| loro | avranno abusato | they will have abused |
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 | abusi |
| tu | abusi |
| lui/lei | abusi |
| noi | abusiamo |
| voi | abusiate |
| loro | abusino |
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 | abusassi |
| tu | abusassi |
| lui/lei | abusasse |
| noi | abusassimo |
| voi | abusaste |
| loro | abusassero |
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 | abusa |
| lui/lei | abusi |
| noi | abusiamo |
| voi | abusate |
| loro | abusino |
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 abusare |
| lui/lei | non abusi |
| noi | non abusiamo |
| voi | non abusate |
| loro | non abusino |