accendere — Italian conjugation
to turn on
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 | accendo | I turn on |
| tu | accendi | you turn on |
| lui/lei | accende | he/she/it turns on |
| noi | accendiamo | we turn on |
| voi | accendete | you (pl.) turn on |
| loro | accendono | they turn on |
Simple past (Passato remoto) Irregular
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 | accesi | I turned on |
| tu | accendesti | you turned on |
| lui/lei | accese | he/she/it turned on |
| noi | accendemmo | we turned on |
| voi | accendeste | you (pl.) turned on |
| loro | accesero | they turned on |
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 | accendevo |
| tu | accendevi |
| lui/lei | accendeva |
| noi | accendevamo |
| voi | accendevate |
| loro | accendevano |
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 | accenderei | I would turn on |
| tu | accenderesti | you would turn on |
| lui/lei | accenderebbe | he/she/it would turn on |
| noi | accenderemmo | we would turn on |
| voi | accendereste | you (pl.) would turn on |
| loro | accenderebbero | they would turn on |
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 | accenderò | I will turn on |
| tu | accenderai | you will turn on |
| lui/lei | accenderà | he/she/it will turn on |
| noi | accenderemo | we will turn on |
| voi | accenderete | you (pl.) will turn on |
| loro | accenderanno | they will turn on |
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 acceso | I have turned on |
| tu | hai acceso | you have turned on |
| lui/lei | ha acceso | he/she/it has turned on |
| noi | abbiamo acceso | we have turned on |
| voi | avete acceso | you (pl.) have turned on |
| loro | hanno acceso | they have turned on |
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 acceso | I had turned on |
| tu | avevi acceso | you had turned on |
| lui/lei | aveva acceso | he/she/it had turned on |
| noi | avevamo acceso | we had turned on |
| voi | avevate acceso | you (pl.) had turned on |
| loro | avevano acceso | they had turned on |
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 acceso |
| tu | avresti acceso |
| lui/lei | avrebbe acceso |
| noi | avremmo acceso |
| voi | avreste acceso |
| loro | avrebbero acceso |
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 acceso | I will have turned on |
| tu | avrai acceso | you will have turned on |
| lui/lei | avrà acceso | he/she/it will have turned on |
| noi | avremo acceso | we will have turned on |
| voi | avrete acceso | you (pl.) will have turned on |
| loro | avranno acceso | they will have turned on |
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 | accenda |
| tu | accenda |
| lui/lei | accenda |
| noi | accendiamo |
| voi | accendiate |
| loro | accendano |
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 | accendessi |
| tu | accendessi |
| lui/lei | accendesse |
| noi | accendessimo |
| voi | accendeste |
| loro | accendessero |
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 | accendi |
| lui/lei | accenda |
| noi | accendiamo |
| voi | accendete |
| loro | accendano |
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 accendere |
| lui/lei | non accenda |
| noi | non accendiamo |
| voi | non accendete |
| loro | non accendano |