allargare — Italian conjugation
to widen, to expand
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 | allargo | I widen |
| tu | allarghi | you widen |
| lui/lei | allarga | he/she/it widens |
| noi | allarghiamo | we widen |
| voi | allargate | you (pl.) widen |
| loro | allargano | they widen |
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 | allargai | I widened |
| tu | allargasti | you widened |
| lui/lei | allargò | he/she/it widened |
| noi | allargammo | we widened |
| voi | allargaste | you (pl.) widened |
| loro | allargarono | they widened |
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 | allargavo |
| tu | allargavi |
| lui/lei | allargava |
| noi | allargavamo |
| voi | allargavate |
| loro | allargavano |
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 | allargherei | I would widen |
| tu | allargheresti | you would widen |
| lui/lei | allargherebbe | he/she/it would widen |
| noi | allargheremmo | we would widen |
| voi | allarghereste | you (pl.) would widen |
| loro | allargherebbero | they would widen |
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 | allargherò | I will widen |
| tu | allargherai | you will widen |
| lui/lei | allargherà | he/she/it will widen |
| noi | allargheremo | we will widen |
| voi | allargherete | you (pl.) will widen |
| loro | allargheranno | they will widen |
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 allargato | I have widened |
| tu | hai allargato | you have widened |
| lui/lei | ha allargato | he/she/it has widened |
| noi | abbiamo allargato | we have widened |
| voi | avete allargato | you (pl.) have widened |
| loro | hanno allargato | they have widened |
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 allargato | I had widened |
| tu | avevi allargato | you had widened |
| lui/lei | aveva allargato | he/she/it had widened |
| noi | avevamo allargato | we had widened |
| voi | avevate allargato | you (pl.) had widened |
| loro | avevano allargato | they had widened |
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 allargato |
| tu | avresti allargato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe allargato |
| noi | avremmo allargato |
| voi | avreste allargato |
| loro | avrebbero allargato |
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 allargato | I will have widened |
| tu | avrai allargato | you will have widened |
| lui/lei | avrà allargato | he/she/it will have widened |
| noi | avremo allargato | we will have widened |
| voi | avrete allargato | you (pl.) will have widened |
| loro | avranno allargato | they will have widened |
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 | allarghi |
| tu | allarghi |
| lui/lei | allarghi |
| noi | allarghiamo |
| voi | allarghiate |
| loro | allarghino |
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 | allargassi |
| tu | allargassi |
| lui/lei | allargasse |
| noi | allargassimo |
| voi | allargaste |
| loro | allargassero |
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 | allarga |
| lui/lei | allarghi |
| noi | allarghiamo |
| voi | allargate |
| loro | allarghino |
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 allargare |
| lui/lei | non allarghi |
| noi | non allarghiamo |
| voi | non allargate |
| loro | non allarghino |