accrescere — Italian conjugation
to increase
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 | accresco | I increase |
| tu | accresci | you increase |
| lui/lei | accresce | he/she/it increases |
| noi | accresciamo | we increase |
| voi | accrescete | you (pl.) increase |
| loro | accrescono | they increase |
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 | accrebbi | I increased |
| tu | accrescesti | you increased |
| lui/lei | accrebbe | he/she/it increased |
| noi | accrescemmo | we increased |
| voi | accresceste | you (pl.) increased |
| loro | accrebbero | they increased |
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 | accrescevo |
| tu | accrescevi |
| lui/lei | accresceva |
| noi | accrescevamo |
| voi | accrescevate |
| loro | accrescevano |
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 | accrescerei | I would increase |
| tu | accresceresti | you would increase |
| lui/lei | accrescerebbe | he/she/it would increase |
| noi | accresceremmo | we would increase |
| voi | accrescereste | you (pl.) would increase |
| loro | accrescerebbero | they would increase |
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 | accrescerò | I will increase |
| tu | accrescerai | you will increase |
| lui/lei | accrescerà | he/she/it will increase |
| noi | accresceremo | we will increase |
| voi | accrescerete | you (pl.) will increase |
| loro | accresceranno | they will increase |
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 | sono accresciuto/a | I have increased |
| tu | sei accresciuto/a | you have increased |
| lui/lei | è accresciuto/a | he/she/it has increased |
| noi | siamo accresciuti/e | we have increased |
| voi | siete accresciuti/e | you (pl.) have increased |
| loro | sono accresciuti/e | they have increased |
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 | ero accresciuto/a | I had increased |
| tu | eri accresciuto/a | you had increased |
| lui/lei | era accresciuto/a | he/she/it had increased |
| noi | eravamo accresciuti/e | we had increased |
| voi | eravate accresciuti/e | you (pl.) had increased |
| loro | erano accresciuti/e | they had increased |
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 | sarei accresciuto/a |
| tu | saresti accresciuto/a |
| lui/lei | sarebbe accresciuto/a |
| noi | saremmo accresciuti/e |
| voi | sareste accresciuti/e |
| loro | sarebbero accresciuti/e |
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 | sarò accresciuto/a | I will have increased |
| tu | sarai accresciuto/a | you will have increased |
| lui/lei | sarà accresciuto/a | he/she/it will have increased |
| noi | saremo accresciuti/e | we will have increased |
| voi | sarete accresciuti/e | you (pl.) will have increased |
| loro | saranno accresciuti/e | they will have increased |
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 | accresca |
| tu | accresca |
| lui/lei | accresca |
| noi | accresciamo |
| voi | accresciate |
| loro | accrescano |
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 | accrescessi |
| tu | accrescessi |
| lui/lei | accrescesse |
| noi | accrescessimo |
| voi | accresceste |
| loro | accrescessero |
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 | accresci |
| lui/lei | accresca |
| noi | accresciamo |
| voi | accrescete |
| loro | accrescano |
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 accrescere |
| lui/lei | non accresca |
| noi | non accresciamo |
| voi | non accrescete |
| loro | non accrescano |