acquisire — Italian conjugation
to acquire
Indicative
Present (Presente) Irregular
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 | acquisisco | I acquire |
| tu | acquisisci | you acquire |
| lui/lei | acquisisce | he/she/it acquires |
| noi | acquisiamo | we acquire |
| voi | acquisite | you (pl.) acquire |
| loro | acquisiscono | they acquire |
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 | acquisii | I acquired |
| tu | acquisisti | you acquired |
| lui/lei | acquisì | he/she/it acquired |
| noi | acquisimmo | we acquired |
| voi | acquisiste | you (pl.) acquired |
| loro | acquisirono | they acquired |
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 | acquisivo |
| tu | acquisivi |
| lui/lei | acquisiva |
| noi | acquisivamo |
| voi | acquisivate |
| loro | acquisivano |
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 | acquisirei | I would acquire |
| tu | acquisiresti | you would acquire |
| lui/lei | acquisirebbe | he/she/it would acquire |
| noi | acquisiremmo | we would acquire |
| voi | acquisireste | you (pl.) would acquire |
| loro | acquisirebbero | they would acquire |
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 | acquisirò | I will acquire |
| tu | acquisirai | you will acquire |
| lui/lei | acquisirà | he/she/it will acquire |
| noi | acquisiremo | we will acquire |
| voi | acquisirete | you (pl.) will acquire |
| loro | acquisiranno | they will acquire |
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 acquisito | I have acquired |
| tu | hai acquisito | you have acquired |
| lui/lei | ha acquisito | he/she/it has acquired |
| noi | abbiamo acquisito | we have acquired |
| voi | avete acquisito | you (pl.) have acquired |
| loro | hanno acquisito | they have acquired |
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 acquisito | I had acquired |
| tu | avevi acquisito | you had acquired |
| lui/lei | aveva acquisito | he/she/it had acquired |
| noi | avevamo acquisito | we had acquired |
| voi | avevate acquisito | you (pl.) had acquired |
| loro | avevano acquisito | they had acquired |
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 acquisito |
| tu | avresti acquisito |
| lui/lei | avrebbe acquisito |
| noi | avremmo acquisito |
| voi | avreste acquisito |
| loro | avrebbero acquisito |
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 acquisito | I will have acquired |
| tu | avrai acquisito | you will have acquired |
| lui/lei | avrà acquisito | he/she/it will have acquired |
| noi | avremo acquisito | we will have acquired |
| voi | avrete acquisito | you (pl.) will have acquired |
| loro | avranno acquisito | they will have acquired |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive (Congiuntivo presente) Irregular
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 | acquisisca |
| tu | acquisisca |
| lui/lei | acquisisca |
| noi | acquisiamo |
| voi | acquisiate |
| loro | acquisiscano |
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 | acquisissi |
| tu | acquisissi |
| lui/lei | acquisisse |
| noi | acquisissimo |
| voi | acquisiste |
| loro | acquisissero |
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 | acquisisci |
| lui/lei | acquisisca |
| noi | acquisiamo |
| voi | acquisite |
| loro | acquisiscano |
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 acquisire |
| lui/lei | non acquisisca |
| noi | non acquisiamo |
| voi | non acquisite |
| loro | non acquisiscano |