accompagnare — Italian conjugation
to accompany
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | accompagno | I accompany |
| tu | accompagni | you accompany |
| lui/lei | accompagna | he/she/it accompanies |
| noi | accompagniamo | we accompany |
| voi | accompagnate | you (pl.) accompany |
| loro | accompagnano | they accompany |
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 | accompagnai | I accompanied |
| tu | accompagnasti | you accompanied |
| lui/lei | accompagnò | he/she/it accompanied |
| noi | accompagnammo | we accompanied |
| voi | accompagnaste | you (pl.) accompanied |
| loro | accompagnarono | they accompanied |
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 | accompagnavo |
| tu | accompagnavi |
| lui/lei | accompagnava |
| noi | accompagnavamo |
| voi | accompagnavate |
| loro | accompagnavano |
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 | accompagnerei | I would accompany |
| tu | accompagneresti | you would accompany |
| lui/lei | accompagnerebbe | he/she/it would accompany |
| noi | accompagneremmo | we would accompany |
| voi | accompagnereste | you (pl.) would accompany |
| loro | accompagnerebbero | they would accompany |
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 | accompagnerò | I will accompany |
| tu | accompagnerai | you will accompany |
| lui/lei | accompagnerà | he/she/it will accompany |
| noi | accompagneremo | we will accompany |
| voi | accompagnerete | you (pl.) will accompany |
| loro | accompagneranno | they will accompany |
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 accompagnato | I have accompanied |
| tu | hai accompagnato | you have accompanied |
| lui/lei | ha accompagnato | he/she/it has accompanied |
| noi | abbiamo accompagnato | we have accompanied |
| voi | avete accompagnato | you (pl.) have accompanied |
| loro | hanno accompagnato | they have accompanied |
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 accompagnato | I had accompanied |
| tu | avevi accompagnato | you had accompanied |
| lui/lei | aveva accompagnato | he/she/it had accompanied |
| noi | avevamo accompagnato | we had accompanied |
| voi | avevate accompagnato | you (pl.) had accompanied |
| loro | avevano accompagnato | they had accompanied |
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 accompagnato |
| tu | avresti accompagnato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe accompagnato |
| noi | avremmo accompagnato |
| voi | avreste accompagnato |
| loro | avrebbero accompagnato |
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 accompagnato | I will have accompanied |
| tu | avrai accompagnato | you will have accompanied |
| lui/lei | avrà accompagnato | he/she/it will have accompanied |
| noi | avremo accompagnato | we will have accompanied |
| voi | avrete accompagnato | you (pl.) will have accompanied |
| loro | avranno accompagnato | they will have accompanied |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | accompagni |
| tu | accompagni |
| lui/lei | accompagni |
| noi | accompagniamo |
| voi | accompagniate |
| loro | accompagnino |
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 | accompagnassi |
| tu | accompagnassi |
| lui/lei | accompagnasse |
| noi | accompagnassimo |
| voi | accompagnaste |
| loro | accompagnassero |
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 | accompagna |
| lui/lei | accompagni |
| noi | accompagniamo |
| voi | accompagnate |
| loro | accompagnino |
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 accompagnare |
| lui/lei | non accompagni |
| noi | non accompagniamo |
| voi | non accompagnate |
| loro | non accompagnino |