acconsentire — Italian conjugation
to consent
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 | acconsento | I consent |
| tu | acconsenti | you consent |
| lui/lei | acconsente | he/she/it consents |
| noi | acconsentiamo | we consent |
| voi | acconsentite | you (pl.) consent |
| loro | acconsentono | they consent |
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 | acconsentii | I consented |
| tu | acconsentisti | you consented |
| lui/lei | acconsentì | he/she/it consented |
| noi | acconsentimmo | we consented |
| voi | acconsentiste | you (pl.) consented |
| loro | acconsentirono | they consented |
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 | acconsentivo |
| tu | acconsentivi |
| lui/lei | acconsentiva |
| noi | acconsentivamo |
| voi | acconsentivate |
| loro | acconsentivano |
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 | acconsentirei | I would consent |
| tu | acconsentiresti | you would consent |
| lui/lei | acconsentirebbe | he/she/it would consent |
| noi | acconsentiremmo | we would consent |
| voi | acconsentireste | you (pl.) would consent |
| loro | acconsentirebbero | they would consent |
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 | acconsentirò | I will consent |
| tu | acconsentirai | you will consent |
| lui/lei | acconsentirà | he/she/it will consent |
| noi | acconsentiremo | we will consent |
| voi | acconsentirete | you (pl.) will consent |
| loro | acconsentiranno | they will consent |
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 acconsentito | I have consented |
| tu | hai acconsentito | you have consented |
| lui/lei | ha acconsentito | he/she/it has consented |
| noi | abbiamo acconsentito | we have consented |
| voi | avete acconsentito | you (pl.) have consented |
| loro | hanno acconsentito | they have consented |
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 acconsentito | I had consented |
| tu | avevi acconsentito | you had consented |
| lui/lei | aveva acconsentito | he/she/it had consented |
| noi | avevamo acconsentito | we had consented |
| voi | avevate acconsentito | you (pl.) had consented |
| loro | avevano acconsentito | they had consented |
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 acconsentito |
| tu | avresti acconsentito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe acconsentito |
| noi | avremmo acconsentito |
| voi | avreste acconsentito |
| loro | avrebbero acconsentito |
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 acconsentito | I will have consented |
| tu | avrai acconsentito | you will have consented |
| lui/lei | avrà acconsentito | he/she/it will have consented |
| noi | avremo acconsentito | we will have consented |
| voi | avrete acconsentito | you (pl.) will have consented |
| loro | avranno acconsentito | they will have consented |
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 | acconsenta |
| tu | acconsenta |
| lui/lei | acconsenta |
| noi | acconsentiamo |
| voi | acconsentiate |
| loro | acconsentano |
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 | acconsentissi |
| tu | acconsentissi |
| lui/lei | acconsentisse |
| noi | acconsentissimo |
| voi | acconsentiste |
| loro | acconsentissero |
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 | acconsenti |
| lui/lei | acconsenta |
| noi | acconsentiamo |
| voi | acconsentite |
| loro | acconsentano |
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 acconsentire |
| lui/lei | non acconsenta |
| noi | non acconsentiamo |
| voi | non acconsentite |
| loro | non acconsentano |