ampliare — Italian conjugation
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 | amplio | I expand |
| tu | ampli | you expand |
| lui/lei | amplia | he/she/it expands |
| noi | ampliamo | we expand |
| voi | ampliate | you (pl.) expand |
| loro | ampliano | they expand |
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 | ampliai | I expanded |
| tu | ampliasti | you expanded |
| lui/lei | ampliò | he/she/it expanded |
| noi | ampliammo | we expanded |
| voi | ampliaste | you (pl.) expanded |
| loro | ampliarono | they expanded |
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 | ampliavo |
| tu | ampliavi |
| lui/lei | ampliava |
| noi | ampliavamo |
| voi | ampliavate |
| loro | ampliavano |
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 | amplierei | I would expand |
| tu | amplieresti | you would expand |
| lui/lei | amplierebbe | he/she/it would expand |
| noi | amplieremmo | we would expand |
| voi | ampliereste | you (pl.) would expand |
| loro | amplierebbero | they would expand |
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 | amplierò | I will expand |
| tu | amplierai | you will expand |
| lui/lei | amplierà | he/she/it will expand |
| noi | amplieremo | we will expand |
| voi | amplierete | you (pl.) will expand |
| loro | amplieranno | they will expand |
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 ampliato | I have expanded |
| tu | hai ampliato | you have expanded |
| lui/lei | ha ampliato | he/she/it has expanded |
| noi | abbiamo ampliato | we have expanded |
| voi | avete ampliato | you (pl.) have expanded |
| loro | hanno ampliato | they have expanded |
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 ampliato | I had expanded |
| tu | avevi ampliato | you had expanded |
| lui/lei | aveva ampliato | he/she/it had expanded |
| noi | avevamo ampliato | we had expanded |
| voi | avevate ampliato | you (pl.) had expanded |
| loro | avevano ampliato | they had expanded |
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 ampliato |
| tu | avresti ampliato |
| lui/lei | avrebbe ampliato |
| noi | avremmo ampliato |
| voi | avreste ampliato |
| loro | avrebbero ampliato |
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 ampliato | I will have expanded |
| tu | avrai ampliato | you will have expanded |
| lui/lei | avrà ampliato | he/she/it will have expanded |
| noi | avremo ampliato | we will have expanded |
| voi | avrete ampliato | you (pl.) will have expanded |
| loro | avranno ampliato | they will have expanded |
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 | ampli |
| tu | ampli |
| lui/lei | ampli |
| noi | ampliamo |
| voi | ampliate |
| loro | amplino |
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 | ampliassi |
| tu | ampliassi |
| lui/lei | ampliasse |
| noi | ampliassimo |
| voi | ampliaste |
| loro | ampliassero |
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 | amplia |
| lui/lei | ampli |
| noi | ampliamo |
| voi | ampliate |
| loro | amplino |
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 ampliare |
| lui/lei | non ampli |
| noi | non ampliamo |
| voi | non ampliate |
| loro | non amplino |