accordare — Italian conjugation
to grant
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 | accordo | I grant |
| tu | accordi | you grant |
| lui/lei | accorda | he/she/it grants |
| noi | accordiamo | we grant |
| voi | accordate | you (pl.) grant |
| loro | accordano | they grant |
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 | accordai | I granted |
| tu | accordasti | you granted |
| lui/lei | accordò | he/she/it granted |
| noi | accordammo | we granted |
| voi | accordaste | you (pl.) granted |
| loro | accordarono | they granted |
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 | accordavo |
| tu | accordavi |
| lui/lei | accordava |
| noi | accordavamo |
| voi | accordavate |
| loro | accordavano |
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 | accorderei | I would grant |
| tu | accorderesti | you would grant |
| lui/lei | accorderebbe | he/she/it would grant |
| noi | accorderemmo | we would grant |
| voi | accordereste | you (pl.) would grant |
| loro | accorderebbero | they would grant |
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 | accorderò | I will grant |
| tu | accorderai | you will grant |
| lui/lei | accorderà | he/she/it will grant |
| noi | accorderemo | we will grant |
| voi | accorderete | you (pl.) will grant |
| loro | accorderanno | they will grant |
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 accordato | I have granted |
| tu | hai accordato | you have granted |
| lui/lei | ha accordato | he/she/it has granted |
| noi | abbiamo accordato | we have granted |
| voi | avete accordato | you (pl.) have granted |
| loro | hanno accordato | they have granted |
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 accordato | I had granted |
| tu | avevi accordato | you had granted |
| lui/lei | aveva accordato | he/she/it had granted |
| noi | avevamo accordato | we had granted |
| voi | avevate accordato | you (pl.) had granted |
| loro | avevano accordato | they had granted |
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 accordato |
| tu | avresti accordato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe accordato |
| noi | avremmo accordato |
| voi | avreste accordato |
| loro | avrebbero accordato |
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 accordato | I will have granted |
| tu | avrai accordato | you will have granted |
| lui/lei | avrà accordato | he/she/it will have granted |
| noi | avremo accordato | we will have granted |
| voi | avrete accordato | you (pl.) will have granted |
| loro | avranno accordato | they will have granted |
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 | accordi |
| tu | accordi |
| lui/lei | accordi |
| noi | accordiamo |
| voi | accordiate |
| loro | accordino |
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 | accordassi |
| tu | accordassi |
| lui/lei | accordasse |
| noi | accordassimo |
| voi | accordaste |
| loro | accordassero |
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 | accorda |
| lui/lei | accordi |
| noi | accordiamo |
| voi | accordate |
| loro | accordino |
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 accordare |
| lui/lei | non accordi |
| noi | non accordiamo |
| voi | non accordate |
| loro | non accordino |