accusare — Italian conjugation
to accuse
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 | accuso | I accuse |
| tu | accusi | you accuse |
| lui/lei | accusa | he/she/it accuses |
| noi | accusiamo | we accuse |
| voi | accusate | you (pl.) accuse |
| loro | accusano | they accuse |
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 | accusai | I accused |
| tu | accusasti | you accused |
| lui/lei | accusò | he/she/it accused |
| noi | accusammo | we accused |
| voi | accusaste | you (pl.) accused |
| loro | accusarono | they accused |
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 | accusavo |
| tu | accusavi |
| lui/lei | accusava |
| noi | accusavamo |
| voi | accusavate |
| loro | accusavano |
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 | accuserei | I would accuse |
| tu | accuseresti | you would accuse |
| lui/lei | accuserebbe | he/she/it would accuse |
| noi | accuseremmo | we would accuse |
| voi | accusereste | you (pl.) would accuse |
| loro | accuserebbero | they would accuse |
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 | accuserò | I will accuse |
| tu | accuserai | you will accuse |
| lui/lei | accuserà | he/she/it will accuse |
| noi | accuseremo | we will accuse |
| voi | accuserete | you (pl.) will accuse |
| loro | accuseranno | they will accuse |
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 accusato | I have accused |
| tu | hai accusato | you have accused |
| lui/lei | ha accusato | he/she/it has accused |
| noi | abbiamo accusato | we have accused |
| voi | avete accusato | you (pl.) have accused |
| loro | hanno accusato | they have accused |
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 accusato | I had accused |
| tu | avevi accusato | you had accused |
| lui/lei | aveva accusato | he/she/it had accused |
| noi | avevamo accusato | we had accused |
| voi | avevate accusato | you (pl.) had accused |
| loro | avevano accusato | they had accused |
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 accusato |
| tu | avresti accusato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe accusato |
| noi | avremmo accusato |
| voi | avreste accusato |
| loro | avrebbero accusato |
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 accusato | I will have accused |
| tu | avrai accusato | you will have accused |
| lui/lei | avrà accusato | he/she/it will have accused |
| noi | avremo accusato | we will have accused |
| voi | avrete accusato | you (pl.) will have accused |
| loro | avranno accusato | they will have accused |
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 | accusi |
| tu | accusi |
| lui/lei | accusi |
| noi | accusiamo |
| voi | accusiate |
| loro | accusino |
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 | accusassi |
| tu | accusassi |
| lui/lei | accusasse |
| noi | accusassimo |
| voi | accusaste |
| loro | accusassero |
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 | accusa |
| lui/lei | accusi |
| noi | accusiamo |
| voi | accusate |
| loro | accusino |
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 accusare |
| lui/lei | non accusi |
| noi | non accusiamo |
| voi | non accusate |
| loro | non accusino |