accreditare — Italian conjugation
to accredit (to recognise or authorise)
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 | accredito | I accredit |
| tu | accrediti | you accredit |
| lui/lei | accredita | he/she/it accredits |
| noi | accreditiamo | we accredit |
| voi | accreditate | you (pl.) accredit |
| loro | accreditano | they accredit |
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 | accreditai | I accredited |
| tu | accreditasti | you accredited |
| lui/lei | accreditò | he/she/it accredited |
| noi | accreditammo | we accredited |
| voi | accreditaste | you (pl.) accredited |
| loro | accreditarono | they accredited |
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 | accreditavo |
| tu | accreditavi |
| lui/lei | accreditava |
| noi | accreditavamo |
| voi | accreditavate |
| loro | accreditavano |
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 | accrediterei | I would accredit |
| tu | accrediteresti | you would accredit |
| lui/lei | accrediterebbe | he/she/it would accredit |
| noi | accrediteremmo | we would accredit |
| voi | accreditereste | you (pl.) would accredit |
| loro | accrediterebbero | they would accredit |
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 | accrediterò | I will accredit |
| tu | accrediterai | you will accredit |
| lui/lei | accrediterà | he/she/it will accredit |
| noi | accrediteremo | we will accredit |
| voi | accrediterete | you (pl.) will accredit |
| loro | accrediteranno | they will accredit |
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 accreditato | I have accredited |
| tu | hai accreditato | you have accredited |
| lui/lei | ha accreditato | he/she/it has accredited |
| noi | abbiamo accreditato | we have accredited |
| voi | avete accreditato | you (pl.) have accredited |
| loro | hanno accreditato | they have accredited |
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 accreditato | I had accredited |
| tu | avevi accreditato | you had accredited |
| lui/lei | aveva accreditato | he/she/it had accredited |
| noi | avevamo accreditato | we had accredited |
| voi | avevate accreditato | you (pl.) had accredited |
| loro | avevano accreditato | they had accredited |
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 accreditato |
| tu | avresti accreditato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe accreditato |
| noi | avremmo accreditato |
| voi | avreste accreditato |
| loro | avrebbero accreditato |
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 accreditato | I will have accredited |
| tu | avrai accreditato | you will have accredited |
| lui/lei | avrà accreditato | he/she/it will have accredited |
| noi | avremo accreditato | we will have accredited |
| voi | avrete accreditato | you (pl.) will have accredited |
| loro | avranno accreditato | they will have accredited |
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 | accrediti |
| tu | accrediti |
| lui/lei | accrediti |
| noi | accreditiamo |
| voi | accreditiate |
| loro | accreditino |
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 | accreditassi |
| tu | accreditassi |
| lui/lei | accreditasse |
| noi | accreditassimo |
| voi | accreditaste |
| loro | accreditassero |
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 | accredita |
| lui/lei | accrediti |
| noi | accreditiamo |
| voi | accreditate |
| loro | accreditino |
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 accreditare |
| lui/lei | non accrediti |
| noi | non accreditiamo |
| voi | non accreditate |
| loro | non accreditino |